DNA sequence of a gene of hydroxy-phenyl pyruvate dioxygenase and production of plants containing a gene of hydroxy-phenyl pyruvate dioxygenase and which are tolerant to certain herbicides
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1. An isolated gene which expresses a hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) from Pseudomonas.
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An isolated gene from Pseudomonas is described which expresses a hydoxy phenyl pyruvate dioxygenase. Also described are chimeric genes for introduction into plants to overexpress a hydoxy phenyl pyruvate dioxygenase and produce plants which are tolerant to herbicides.
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- 1. An isolated gene which expresses a hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) from Pseudomonas.
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3. A chimeric gene comprising, in the direction of transcription:
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at least one promoter regulation sequence from a gene expressing itself naturally in plants, a heterologous coding sequence under control of the promoter regulation sequence, and at least one polyadenylation sequence, characterized in that the coding sequence expresses hydroxyphenylpyruvate diogenase (HPPD). - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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