Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part – per se – Higher plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-28
2010-12-14
McElwain, Elizabeth F (Department: 1638)
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part, per se
Higher plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part
C800S281000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07851677
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
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Davies John P.
Ng Hein Tseong
Agrinomics LLC
Klarquist Sparkman LLP.
McElwain Elizabeth F
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