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The present study evaluated the use of γ-radiation to physically remove selective marker genes previously introduced into the soybean genome. Homozygous seeds from a transgenic soybean line carrying the gus and ahas transgenes were irradiated with γ-rays. Six plants presenting a deleted gus gene were analyzed by Southern blot to confirm removal of both ahas and gus genes. Line 1A presented an absence of the gus gene cassette and presence of the ahas gene cassette.
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Tinoco, M.L., Vianna, G.R., Abud, S. et al. Radiation as a tool to remove selective marker genes from transgenic soybean plants. Biol Plant 50, 146–148 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-005-0091-9
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