Soybean Variety 01045954 Genetic Transformation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current soybean breeding methods face challenges in developing stable, high-yielding soybean varieties with desirable traits such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved nutritional quality, as they rely on conventional breeding techniques that are time-consuming and unpredictable, leading to the need for innovative approaches to introduce specific traits like herbicide resistance and improved agronomic characteristics.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01045954, which involves genetic transformation and backcrossing to introduce desired traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality, along with methods for tissue culture and regeneration to produce plants expressing these characteristics, enabling the creation of hybrid seeds and advanced breeding protocols.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional breeding techniques are used, then soybean varieties can be developed with improved traits, but the process is time-consuming and unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictability of trait introductionVSAvoidbreeding development time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces conventional mechanical breeding methods (cross-pollination, selection, and generation advancement) with genetic engineering techniques (gene cloning, transformation, and molecular markers). This substitution enables precise introduction of desired traits without the time-consuming and unpredictable nature of traditional breeding, directly resolving the contradiction between reliability and time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Manufacturing precision

If genetic transformation is used to introduce specific traits, then breeding precision is improved, but process complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of trait introductionVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses molecular markers as intermediaries to bridge the gap between genetic transformation and phenotypic expression. These markers enable precise tracking and selection of transformed plants, maintaining breeding precision while simplifying the overall process by providing clear selection criteria rather than requiring complex phenotypic analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Stability of the object's composition

If multiple backcrossing generations are performed, then genetic stability is improved, but the number of generations required increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic stabilityVSAvoidbreeding efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces repeated mechanical backcrossing with a single genetic transformation event followed by molecular marker-assisted selection. This substitution achieves the same genetic stability outcome in one generation rather than requiring multiple backcrossing generations, directly resolving the contradiction between genetic stability and breeding efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS9554528B2Soybean variety 01045954
Publication Date: 2017.01.31 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01045954. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01045954. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01045954 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01045954 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.