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METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISTINGUISHING AND SORTING SEEDS CONTAINING A GENETIC ELEMENT OF INTEREST

  • US 20100143906A1
  • Filed: 07/10/2009
  • Published: 06/10/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for distinguishing seeds containing a genetic element of interest from a bulk sample, said method comprising:

  • associating a fluorescent protein marker with at least some of the seeds containing a genetic element of interest;

    placing a portion of the seeds from the bulk sample within an open-faced enclosure configured for use as a portable table-top evaluating device;

    exciting at least some of the portion of seeds with a light source;

    manually inspecting the excited seeds; and

    manually sorting the excited seeds based on the presence or absence of the protein marker.

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