Soybean Variety 01106216 Breeding via Transgenic Segmentation

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Problem

The challenge in soybean breeding is to develop stable, high-yielding soybean varieties that are agronomically sound, with improved traits such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, and enhanced nutritional quality, while navigating the complexities of genetic inheritance and environmental factors.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01106216, which involves a specific breeding history and includes genetic modifications such as single locus conversions, transgenic genes, and genetic editing techniques to introduce traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional breeding methods are used to develop soybean varieties, then genetic diversity can be maintained, but breeding time and complexity increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestability of soybean varietyVSAvoidbreeding time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-introducing specific transgenic genes (MON89788, A5547-127, MON87708) with known traits into the soybean variety during controlled breeding stages. This allows the breeder to already have disease resistance, herbicide tolerance, and nutritional quality traits established before field testing, significantly reducing the time required for variety development while maintaining genetic stability through controlled inheritance patterns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple traits are combined in a single soybean variety, then agronomic performance improves, but genetic complexity and breeding difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveagronomic performanceVSAvoidgenetic complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the complex multi-trait variety into distinct transgenic gene components (MON89788 for glyphosate tolerance, A5547-127 for glufosinate tolerance, MON87708 for dicamba tolerance). Each gene segment independently confers a specific trait, allowing breeders to track, select, and combine these segments systematically through marker-assisted selection, thereby managing genetic complexity while achieving superior agronomic performance with enhanced disease resistance, herbicide tolerance, and nutritional quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Manufacturing precision

If transgenic modifications are introduced to improve nutritional quality and resistance, then soybean traits are enhanced, but regulatory and manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenutritional qualityVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies copying by using well-established transgenic gene sequences (MON89788, A5547-127, MON87708) that have been previously characterized and approved for specific functions. By copying these proven genetic elements into the new soybean variety 01106216, the breeder leverages existing regulatory precedents and molecular characterization data, reducing the complexity of regulatory approval and manufacturing processes while achieving enhanced nutritional quality and resistance traits through validated genetic modifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS20250169441A1Soybean variety 01106216
Publication Date: 2025.05.29 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01106216. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01106216. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01106216 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01106216 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.