Patent ID: 9556422
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: C07K,C12N,C12Y

Claim:
1. A method for obtaining a glyphosate-resistant plant, the method comprising: a) introducing mutations into a gene encoding a polypeptide having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2, wherein the mutations result in at least two amino acid modifications between position 95 and position 114 of SEQ ID NO:2 and confer glyphosate-resistance, wherein the at least two amino acid modifications are made at positions selected from the group consisting of; 1) glycine at position 99; 2) alanine at position-100; 3) phenylalanine at position 104; 4)methionine at position 106; and 5)glycine at position 107; and b) selecting a glyphosate-resistant plant comprising the at least two amino acid modifications.