Production of very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in oil seed plants
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1. Oil obtained from the seeds of a transgenic oilseed plant that produces mature seeds in which the total seed fatty acid profile comprises at least 2.0% arachidonic acid wherein the oilseed plant is selected from the group consisting of soybean, Brassica species, sunflower, maize, cotton, flax and safflower.
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Oilseed plants which have been transformed to produce at least 8.0% arachidonic acid (ARA) as well as uses of oils and seeds obtained from such transformed plants in a variety of food and feed applications are described.
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- 1. Oil obtained from the seeds of a transgenic oilseed plant that produces mature seeds in which the total seed fatty acid profile comprises at least 2.0% arachidonic acid wherein the oilseed plant is selected from the group consisting of soybean, Brassica species, sunflower, maize, cotton, flax and safflower.
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