Event Name: GFM Cry1A
Event Code : GTL-GFM311-7
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
Developer: Nath Seeds/Global Transgenes Ltd (India)
Method of Trait Introduction: Pollen-tube pathway (PTP)
GM Traits: Lepidopteran insect resistance , Antibiotic resistance , Visual marker
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 |
| nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
| uidA * | Escherichia coli | beta-D-glucuronidase (GUS) enzyme | produces blue stain on treated transformed tissue, which allows visual 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 |
| India | |||
| Pakistan | |||
| Philippines |
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Last updated: September 25, 2023
Documents and Links
Event Description
- Biosafety Scanner
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- Technical Update: Bt cotton events and hybrids in India, 2002 to 2010
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