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Originally Posted by Fred Hempel
How can you have a patent on a loss-of-function mutation, and even if you can, how can you patent a mutation that someone else "discovered"?
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Yes, sorry, I did not mean to suggest the gene itself was patented, just its useful function which is the increase in yield in the heterozygous state, as Chris referred to above.
It should be noted that the heterosis effect is only observed in a determinate (sp) background.