Cotton transgenic event mon 88702 and methods for detection and uses thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a transgenic Gossypium hirsutum event MON 88702, plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event MON 88702. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event MON 88702, plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising polynucleotides for event MON 88702. The invention also provides methods related to event MON 88702.

1 . A recombinant DNA molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to a 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:9, SEQ ID NO:10, and complete complement thereof. 
     
     
         2 . The recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 , wherein the recombinant DNA molecule is from cotton event MON 88702, a representative sample of seed comprising said event having been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-122520. 
     
     
         3 .- 7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . A cotton plant, cotton plant part, or cotton cell thereof comprising the recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         9 . A cotton plant, cotton plant part, or cotton cell thereof of  claim 8 , wherein said cotton plant, or cotton plant part, or cotton cell is insecticidal when provided in the diet of a Hemipteran or Thysanopteran insect pest. 
     
     
         10 . The cotton plant, cotton plant part, or cotton cell thereof of  claim 9 , wherein the Hemipteran insect pest is selected from the group consisting of  Lygus hesperus, Lygus lineolaris, Creontiades signatus , and  Pseudatomoscelis seriatus.    
     
     
         11 . The cotton plant, cotton plant part, or cotton cell thereof of  claim 9 , wherein the Thysanopteran insect pest is selected from the group consisting of  Frankliniella  spp and  Sericothrips variabilis.    
     
     
         12 . The cotton plant, cotton plant part, or cotton cell thereof of  claim 8 , wherein the cotton plant is further defined as a progeny of any generation of a cotton plant comprising the cotton event MON 88702. 
     
     
         13 .- 16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . A cotton seed comprising a detectable amount of the nucleotide sequence of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         18 . A nonliving cotton plant material comprising a detectable amount of the recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         19 . A microorganism comprising a detectable amount of the recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         20 . The microorganism of  claim 19 , wherein the microorganism is a plant cell. 
     
     
         21 . A cotton commodity product comprising the recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         22 . The cotton commodity product of  claim 21 , further defined as a commodity product selected from the group consisting of whole or process cotton seeds, cotton fiber, cotton oil and derivatives of cotton oil, cotton protein, cotton meal, animal feed comprising cotton, paper comprising cotton, cotton biomass, candle wicks, cotton string, cotton rope, cotton balls, cotton batting, cotton fuel products, and cotton cellulose products. 
     
     
         23 .- 27 . (canceled) 
     
     
         28 . The recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 , wherein the recombinant DNA molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to a sequence of SEQ ID NO:1. 
     
     
         29 . The recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 , wherein the recombinant DNA molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to a sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. 
     
     
         30 . The recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 , wherein the recombinant DNA molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to a sequence of SEQ ID NO:3. 
     
     
         31 . The recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 , wherein the recombinant DNA molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to a sequence of SEQ ID NO:4. 
     
     
         32 . The recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 , wherein the recombinant DNA molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to a sequence of SEQ ID NO:5. 
     
     
         33 . The recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 , wherein the recombinant DNA molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to a sequence of SEQ ID NO:6. 
     
     
         34 . The recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 , wherein the recombinant DNA molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to a sequence of SEQ ID NO:9. 
     
     
         35 . The recombinant DNA molecule of  claim 1 , wherein the recombinant DNA molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to a sequence of SEQ ID NO:10.