Event Name: KK179 x J101
Event Code : MON-ØØ179-5 x MON-ØØ1Ø1-8
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Medicago sativa - Alfalfa, Lucerne
Developer: Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Conventional breeding - cross hybridization and selection involving transgenic donor(s)
GM Traits: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Antibiotic resistance , Altered lignin production
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Herbicide Tolerance (HT) + Modified Product Quality (PQ)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4) | Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4 | herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
| ccomt (inverted repeat) | Medicago sativa (alfalfa) | dsRNA that suppresses endogenous S-adenosyl-L-methionine: trans-caffeoyl CoA 3-O-methyltransferase (CCOMT gene) RNA transcript levels via the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway | reduces content of guaiacyl (G) lignin |
| nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
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 |
| Argentina | |||
| Japan | |||
| Mexico | |||
| Philippines | |||
| South Korea |
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Last updated: September 2, 2021
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