Event Name: MON89788
Event Code : MON-89788-1
Trade Name: Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield™
Crop: Glycine max L. - Soybean
Developer: Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Herbicide Tolerance (HT)
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 |
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 |
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Last updated: October 19, 2023
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- 2018 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual - Table of Approved Traits in China
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- AVA - Approved GMOs Singapore
- Biosafety Clearing House - Uruguay
- Biosafety Scanner
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- European Food Safety Authority
- FAO GM Foods Platform
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Gabinete Nacional de Bioseguridad - Uruguay
- Iran Biosafety Clearing House
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam
- National Biosafety Management Agency Decision-Nigeria
- Nigeria Biosafety Clearing House
- Status of Application for Direct Use-Philippines
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - South Africa 2014
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