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Living Modified Organism (LMO)
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Decisions on the LMO Risk Assessments  
published: 15 Jun 2017 last updated: 03 Jul 2025
Living Modified Organism identity
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Insect resistant, herbicide tolerant maize
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MIR162 x TC1507
Yes
SYN-IR162-4 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1
A stacked maize line DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 x SYN-IR162-4 obtained through conventional breeding of each of the parental organisms. The modifications in these lines confer tolerance to the glufosinate herbicide and resistance to Lepidopteran pests.
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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.
  • BCH-ORGA-SCBD-246-6 Organism Zea mays (Maize, Corn, MAIZE)
    Crops
  • BCH-LMO-SCBD-14841-16 Living Modified Organism DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 - Herculex™ I maize
    Dow AgroSciences, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. | Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)), Resistance to herbicides (Glufosinate)
  • BCH-LMO-SCBD-100885-13 Living Modified Organism SYN-IR162-4 - Agrisure™ Viptera maize
    Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths))
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Characteristics of the modification process
pNOV1300, and PHI8999A
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  • Cross breeding
Some of these genetic elements may be present as fragments or truncated forms. Please see notes below, where applicable.
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100362-7 Ubiquitin gene promoter | Zea mays (Maize, Corn, MAIZE)
    Promoter
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100887-5 Vegetative insecticidal protein 3Aa20 | Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt, Bacillus, BACTU)
    Protein coding sequence | Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths))
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-101406-4 Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, intron 9 | Zea mays (Maize, Corn, MAIZE)
    Intron
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100290-6 CaMV 35S terminator | Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV)
    Terminator
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-15003-7 Phosphomannose Isomerase gene | Escherichia coli (ECOLX)
    Protein coding sequence | Mannose tolerance,Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100269-8 Nopaline Synthase Gene Terminator | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Agrobacterium)
    Terminator
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-14987-8 Cry1F | Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt, Bacillus, BACTU)
    Protein coding sequence | Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths))
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100363-5 ORF25 PolyA Terminator sequence | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Agrobacterium)
    Terminator
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100287-7 CaMV 35S promoter | Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV)
    Promoter
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-15002-5 Phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase | Streptomyces viridochromogenes (STRVR)
    Protein coding sequence | Resistance to herbicides (Glufosinate)
DNA insert from TC1507 vector PHI8999A:
Vector contains the cry1F gene from Bacillus thuringiensis to confer resistance to the European corn borer. The vector additionally contains the pat gene to confer tolerance to the glufosinate ammonium herbicide.

DNA insert from MIR162 vector pNOV1300:
MIR162 maize is transformed with vip3Aa20 gene which encodes the Vip3Aa20 protein that confers resistance against lepidopteran insect pests. Event MIR162 maize also contains the manA gene from Escherichia coli, which encodes the selectable marker, phosphomannose isomerase (PMI).

For additional information on this LMO, please refer to the records of the parental LMOs.
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LMO characteristics
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  • Feed
  • Food
Additional Information
For the Cuban market, the Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología has produced a hybrid living modified maize using the same living modified parental lines. The living modified maize is referred to as "H-Ame12 maize" and was cross bred into the conventional CT9 elite cultivar.
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Risk Assessment generated by a regulatory process Living modified organism(s) 1
Laboratory for detection and identification of LMOs LMO(s) detectable by the laboratory 1