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Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was adapted to estimate transgene copy number in transgenic maize callus and plants. WHISKERS™-derived transgenic callus lines and plants were generated using two different gene constructs. These transgenic materials represented a range of copy number. A 'standard curve' was established by mixing plasmid DNA with non-transgenic genomic maize DNA using a calculated ratio of target gene to host genome size. 'Estimated' copy number in the callus lines and plants using qRT-PCR was correlated with the 'actual' copy number based on Southern blot analysis. The results indicated that there was a significant correlation between the two methods with both gene constructs. Thus, qRT-PCR represents an efficient means of estimating copy number in transgenic maize.
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Song, P., Cai, C., Skokut, M. et al. Quantitative real-time PCR as a screening tool for estimating transgene copy number in WHISKERS™-derived transgenic maize. Plant Cell Rep 20, 948–954 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-001-0432-x
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-001-0432-x