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Living Modified Organism (LMO)
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Decisions on the LMO Risk Assessments  
published: 13 Mar 2013 last updated: 22 Jan 2014
Living Modified Organism identity
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TruFlex Roundup Ready™ Canola
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MON88302
Yes
MON-883Ø2-9
MON 88302 produces the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (CP4 EPSPS) protein, via the incorporation of a cp4 epsps coding sequence. The CP4 EPSPS protein confers tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in the family of Roundup® agricultural herbicides.

MON 88302 utilizes a FMV/Tsf1 chimeric promoter sequence to drive CP4 EPSPS expression in different plant tissues. By virtue of CP4 EPSPS expression in pollen, MON 88302 provides tolerance to glyphosate during the sensitive reproductive stages of growth, and enables the application of glyphosate at higher rates up to first flower with no detectable impact to male fertility.
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The term “Recipient organism” refers to an organism (either already modified or non-modified) that was subjected to genetic modification, whereas “Parental organisms” refers to those that were involved in cross breeding or cell fusion.
Variety: Ebony
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Characteristics of the modification process
PV-BNHT2672
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  • Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer
Some of these genetic elements may be present as fragments or truncated forms. Please see notes below, where applicable.
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-103903-1 Elongation factor EF-1alpha promoter | Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH)
    Promoter
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-103904-1 Elongation factor EF-1alpha Leader | Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH)
    Leader
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-103905-1 Elongation factor EF-1alpha Intron 1 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH)
    Intron
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100365-6 Chloroplast transit peptide 2 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH)
    Transit signal
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-14979-7 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase gene | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Agrobacterium)
    Protein coding sequence | Resistance to herbicides (Glyphosate)
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-101877-5 rbcS-E9 gene terminator | Pisum sativum (Garden pea, PEA)
    Terminator
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-105196-2 FMV 35S Enhancer | Figwort mosaic virus (Figwort mottle virus, FMV, CMoVb)
    Leader
The EPSPS gene is a codon optimized coding sequence of the aroA gene from Agrobacterium sp. strain CP4.

Southern blot analysis indicated that a single copy of the T-DNA was integrated at a single locus in the genome with no integration of fragments from the backbone vector.
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LMO characteristics
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  • Food
  • Feed
Detection method(s)
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