Event Name: GK12
Event Code : not available
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
Developer: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait: Lepidopteran insect resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Insect Resistance (IR)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cry1Ab-Ac | synthetic fusion gene derived from Bacillus thuringiensis | Cry1Ab-Ac delta endotoxin (fusion protein) | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
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 |
| China |
Last updated: August 27, 2012
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