Soybean Variety 4282159 Genetic Transformation Breeding

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new soybean varieties is a time-consuming and unpredictable process due to the complexity of combining desirable traits like disease resistance, yield, and environmental adaptability, making it challenging for breeders to consistently produce superior varieties.

Innovation Solution

The soybean variety 4282159 is developed through a specific breeding program that includes crossing and selection methods, such as backcrossing and genetic transformation, to introduce desired traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality, while maintaining the morphological and physiological characteristics of the parent variety.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding procedures are used to develop new soybean varieties, then genetic diversity and trait combinations are generated, but the process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combination capabilityVSAvoidbreeding cycle duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces conventional mechanical breeding procedures (manual crossing, selection, and evaluation) with genetic transformation technology. This substitution allows direct introduction of desired traits through DNA transfer and expression, eliminating the need for multi-generation crossing and phenotypic selection, thereby dramatically reducing breeding time while maintaining trait combination capability

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs preliminary action by pre-selecting and characterizing parental lines with specific desirable traits before transformation. The parental soybean plants are evaluated for disease resistance, yield characteristics, and environmental adaptability in advance, allowing targeted genetic transformation that streamlines the breeding process while ensuring desired trait combinations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple generations of crossing and selection are performed to combine desirable traits, then trait combination is achieved, but the process complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedesirable traits combinationVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces complex multi-generation crossing and selection programs with a streamlined genetic transformation process. Desired traits are introduced directly through DNA transfer from selected parental lines, eliminating the need for repeated crossing, backcrossing, and phenotypic selection across multiple generations, thereby reducing program complexity while achieving the same trait combination goals

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

3Measurement precision

If replicated observations are used to estimate genetic worth of breeding lines, then selection accuracy improves, but resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic worth estimation accuracyVSAvoidbreeding material requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces replicated field observations and phenotypic evaluations with direct genetic transformation and molecular characterization. The genetic worth of breeding lines is determined through controlled DNA transfer and transformation efficiency assessment rather than multiple generations of field testing, maintaining selection accuracy while dramatically reducing the quantity of breeding material and resources required

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

Data Source

PatentUS7528306B2Soybean variety 4282159
Publication Date: 2009.05.05 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4282159. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4282159. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4282159 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 4282159 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.