Process and composition for increasing squalene and sterol accum

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800250, 800255, 800DIG11, 800DIG26, 800DIG27, 800DIG43, 800DIG44, 800DIG46, 800DIG55, 800DIG56, 4351723, 435 691, 435 701, 4352404, A01H 104, A01H 510, C12N 1500, C12P 2104

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ABSTRACT:
A process of increasing squalene and sterol accumulation in a transgenic plant by increasing the amount of a gene encoding a polypeptide having HMG-CoA reductase activity is disclosed. The amount is preferably increased by transforming plant cells with a recombinant DNA molecule comprising a vector operatively linked to an exogenous DNA segment that encodes a polypeptide having HMG-CoA reductase activity, and a promoter suitable for driving the expression of said polypeptide to form a transformed plant cell and regenerating a transgenic plant from that transformed cell. Also disclosed are a process of increasing pest resistance in a transgenic plant, transgenic plants and transgenic seeds capable of germinating into transgenic plants.

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