Table I.
Summary of transgene copy number in transgenic sugarcane, as determined by hybridization of HindIII-digested DNA to the CP, bar, and npt probes
| Group No. | Copy No.
|
Plant No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP | bar | npt | ||
| bar-hut | ||||
| 1 | 13 | 4 | – | 313 |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | – | 125 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | – | 120 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | – | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 20 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | – | 322 |
| 7 | 10 | 5 | – | 62 |
| 8 | 6 | 2–5 | – | NRd |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | – | 40 |
| 10 | ≥15 | 5 | – | 18 |
| 11 | ≥15 | 13 | – | 453 |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | – | 494 |
| 13 | 3 | 1–3 | – | 392 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | – | 319 |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | – | 314 |
| npt-hut | ||||
| 16 | 5 | – | ≥15 | 459 |
| 17 | 4 | – | 6 | 41 |
| 18a | 12 | – | 13 | 5 |
| 19a | 10 | – | 13 | 6 |
| 20 | 4 | – | 2–4 | 35 |
| 21 | 13 | – | ≥15 | 32 |
| 22 | 5 | – | 10 | 460 |
| 23 | 6 | – | 13 | 477 |
| 24b | 13 | – | ≥15 | 467 |
| 25b | 14 | – | ≥15 | NR |
| 26c | 7 | – | 13 | 463 |
| 27c | 5 | – | 8 | NR |
| 28 | 3 | – | 5 | 33 |
| 29 | 8 | – | 13 | 479 |
a,b,c Groups with related transgene integration patterns.
NR, Not represented in the DNA gel blot of Figure 2.