Developer:
DuPont (Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.)

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

GM Trait s :
Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Modified oil/fatty acid , Dicamba herbicide tolerance

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

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
gm-fad2-1 (partial sequence)	Glycine max	no functional enzyme is produced (expression of the endogenous fad2-1 gene encoding omega-6 desaturase enzyme was suppressed by the partial gm-fad2-1 gene fragment)	blocks the formation of linoleic acid from oleic acid (by silencing the fad2-1 gene) and allows accumulation of oleic acid in the seed
dmo	Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain DI-6	dicamba mono-oxygenase enzyme	confers tolerance to the herbicide dicamba (2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoic acid) by using dicamba as substrate in an enzymatic reaction
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

 

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
Japan
South Korea

 

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Biosafety Clearing House-South Korea
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare - Japan