Information on the inserted DNA sequences:
The DNA inserted into the soybean genome contains:
- Codon optimized coding sequence of the aroA (epsps) gene from the Agrobacterium sp. strain CP4 encoding the CP4 EPSPS protein.
- a chimeric transcriptional promoter (P-FMV/Tsf1) consisting of chimeric sequence derived from Arabidopsis thaliana Tsf1 gene promoter and enhancer sequences from  the 35S of the Figwort Mosaic Virus. Located between the promoter and the cp4epsps coding sequence are the non-translated leader sequence (L-Tsf1) and the I-Tsf1 non translated intron;
- a chloroplast transit peptide sequence (TS-CTP2), derived from the Arabidopsis thaliana epsps gene and placed before the cp4 epsps gene encoding sequence in the gene insert;
- a polyadenylation sequence from RbcS2 gene (T-E9), derived from Pisum sativum containing the 3’ non translated region of the pea ribulose-1,5 biphosphate carboxylase small sub unit E9.

Vector information
The PV-GMGOX20 vector is approximately 9.7 kb and contains a cp4 epsps gene expression cassette delineated by left and right border regions. The T-DNA (transferred DNA) that is incorporated into the soybean genome is approximately 4.3 kb, and the DNA backbone region that is not incorporated into the soybean genome is approximately 5.4kb.

Southern blot analyses indicate that MON 89788 contains a single intact cp4 epsps expression cassette integrated at a single locus within the soybean genome. DNA sequencing analyses of the MON 89788 insert confirm the expected coding region of the cp4 epsps gene cassette, is identical to that transformed in the T-DNA cassette. No backbone sequences from the transformation plasmid were detected and no partial genetic elements, linked or unlinked to the inserted expression cassette were detected.