Fertile transgenic corn plants

Abstract

Fertile transgenic Zea mays (corn) plants which stably express recombinant DNA which is heritable are provided wherein said DNA preferably comprises a recombinant gene which encodes a seed storage protein, so that the amino acid profile of the corn is improved.

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         10 . An inbred glyphosate-tolerant transgenic  Zea mays  plant prepared by a process comprising: 
 (a) crossing an initial fertile transgenic  Zea mays  plant comprising a recombinant DNA sequence encoding EPSP synthase, wherein the EPSP synthase is expressed to confer the glyphosate tolerance, and wherein said DNA sequence is heritable, with a plant of an elite inbred  Zea mays  line;    (b) recovering glyphosate tolerant transgenic progeny plants from said cross comprising the recombinant DNA sequence;    (c) backcrossing a transgenic progeny plant with a plant of said elite inbred  Zea mays  line;    (d) recovering glyphosate-tolerant transgenic progeny plants from said cross comprising the recombinant DNA sequence; and    (e) repeating steps (b) and (c) to obtain said inbred glyphosate-tolerant transgenic  Zea mays  plant.    
     
     
         11 . The plant of  claim 10 , wherein the elite inbred  Zea mays  line lacks the recombinant DNA.  
     
     
         12 . A hybrid transgenic glyphosate-tolerant hybrid plant prepared by crossing the inbred plant of  claim 10  with a plant of a different inbred  Zea mays  line, and recovering said glyphosate-tolerant hybrid plant.