Patent ID: 9307707
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A01H,C12N,C12Q

Claim Text:
1. A method of identifying a Glycine max soybean plant (‘soybean plant’) that displays resistance to a Glycine max aphid (‘soybean aphid’), the method comprising: a. detecting by nucleic acid assay in the soybean plant at least one allele of a marker locus associated with the resistance to a soybean aphid wherein the marker locus comprises SEQ ID NO:1, wherein SEQ ID NO:1 comprises an A at nucleotide position 249; and b. identifying the soybean plant or selecting a progeny of the soybean plant whereby the resulting plant displays resistance to a soybean aphid, wherein said soybean plant or progeny comprises SEQ ID NO:1 having an A at nucleotide position 249.