Event Name: TAM66274
Event Code : TAM-66274-5
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
Developer: Texas A&M AgriLife Research University
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Antibiotic resistance , Low Gossypol
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Modified Product Quality (PQ)
Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
dCS | Gossypium hirsutum L. | dsRNA that suppresses the expression of d-cadinene synthase gene that encode d-cadinene synthase, a key enzyme involved in gossypol biosynthesis, thru RNAi pathway | silence the endogenous dCS genes |
Regulatory Approvals: Country, Year and Type of Approval
Country | Food direct use or processing |
Feed direct use or processing |
Cultivation domestic or non-domestic use |
United States |
Last updated: October 17, 2019
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