Patent ID: 11873502
Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A  Y | IPC A  C

Claim 0:
1. A monocot plant comprising and expressing a recombinant DNA construct, wherein the recombinant DNA construct comprises:
a) a polynucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:21; or
b) a polynucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50;
wherein the recombinant DNA construct further comprises a heterologous promoter operably linked to the polynucleotide sequence,, wherein the plant has been selected for having an altered phenotype as compared to a control plant, and wherein the altered phenotype is selected from the group consisting of increased kernels per row, increased kernels per ear, increased ear area, increased ear length, increased ear diameter, and increased single kernel weight.