Developer:
Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)

Method of Trait Introduction:
Conventional breeding - cross hybridization and selection involving transgenic donor(s)

GM Trait s :
Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Antibiotic resistance , Altered lignin production

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance + Modified Product Quality

Summary of 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

 * : Selection Marker/Reporter  

Summary of 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
South Korea

 

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• CIBIOGEM - Mexico
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Korea Biosafety Clearing House
• MinAgri Argentina