Event Name: MON87712
Event Code : MON-87712-4
Trade Name: Not available
Crop: Glycine max L. - Soybean
Developer: Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Enhanced Photosynthesis/Yield
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Altered Growth/Yield (AGY)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4) * | Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4 | herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
| bbx32 | Arabidopsis thaliana | protein that interacts with one or more endogenous transcription factors to regulate the plant’s day/night physiological processes | to modulate plant's diurnal biology and to enhance growth and reproductive development |
Regulatory Approvals: Country, Year and Type of Approval
| Country | Food direct use or processing |
Feed direct use or processing |
Cultivation domestic or non-domestic use |
| Canada | |||
| Colombia | |||
| United States |
Last updated: November 13, 2023
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