Artificial and mutated nucleotide sequences

Abstract

The present invention relates to artificial nucleotide sequences, including specific mutations therein.

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         22 . Any one, or more, nucleic acid(s), comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:11, and SEQ ID NO:12. 
     
     
         23 . A living cell, containing any one or more of said nucleotide sequences of  claim 22 . 
     
     
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         28 . The living cell of  claim 23 , which is selected from the group consisting of a bacterial cell and a plant cell. 
     
     
         29 . The living cell of  claim 28 , which is autoluminescent. 
     
     
         30 . A plant, a cell of which contains any one or more of said nucleotide sequences of  claim 22 . 
     
     
         31 . The plant of  claim 30 , wherein said one or more nucleotide sequences are present in a plastid. 
     
     
         32 . The plant of  31 , wherein said plastid is a chloroplast. 
     
     
         33 . The plant of  claim 32 , wherein said nucleotide sequences are expressed. 
     
     
         34 . The plant of  claim 33 , which is autoluminescent. 
     
     
         35 . Progeny of said plant of  claim 34 . 
     
     
         36 . The progeny of  claim 35 , which are produced sexually or asexually. 
     
     
         37 . The progeny of  claim 36 , which are produced asexually from cuttings. 
     
     
         38 . A part of said plant of  claim 34 . 
     
     
         39 . A part of said progeny of  claim 35 . 
     
     
         40 . The part of said plant of  claim 38 , which is selected from the group consisting of a protoplast, a cell, a tissue, an organ, a cutting, and an explant. 
     
     
         41 . The part of said plant of  claim 40 , which is selected from the group consisting of an inflorescence, a flower, a sepal, a petal, a pistil, a stigma, a style, an ovary, an ovule, an embryo, a receptacle, a seed, a fruit, a stamen, a filament, an anther, a male or female gametophyte, a pollen grain, a meristem, a terminal bud, an axillary bud, a leaf, a stem, a root, a tuberous root, a rhizome, a tuber, a stolon, a corm, a bulb, an offset, a cell of said plant in culture, a tissue of said plant in culture, an organ of said plant in culture, and a callus. 
     
     
         42 . The part of said progeny of  claim 39 , which is selected from the group consisting of a protoplast, a cell, a tissue, an organ, a cutting, and an explant. 
     
     
         43 . The part of said progeny of  claim 42 , which is selected from the group consisting of an inflorescence, a flower, a sepal, a petal, a pistil, a stigma, a style, an ovary, an ovule, an embryo, a receptacle, a seed, a fruit, a stamen, a filament, an anther, a male or female gametophyte, a pollen grain, a meristem, a terminal bud, an axillary bud, a leaf, a stem, a root, a tuberous root, a rhizome, a tuber, a stolon, a corm, a bulb, an offset, a cell of said plant in culture, a tissue of said plant in culture, an organ of said plant in culture, and a callus.