Inventors:
William H. Rottmann - Summerville SC, US
Chunsheng Zhang - North Charleston SC, US
Assignee:
Arborgen Inc. - Ridgeville SC
International Classification:
C12N 15/82
C12N 15/55
C12N 5/04
C12N 5/10
C12N 15/31
A01H 5/00
A01H 1/02
US Classification:
800303, 800287, 800288, 800319, 435199, 4353201, 435419, 435422, 536 232, 536 237, 536 241
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the regulation of reproductive development, particularly to the genetic ablation of reproductive tissues in angiosperm and gymnosperm species. Reproductive-preferred promoters, regulatory elements, and cytotoxic nucleotide sequences are disclosed herein, as are constructs and methods for genetic ablation.