US 6,251,674 Β· Granted 2001-06-26

Evolution of whole cells and organisms by recursive sequence recombination

The invention provides methods employing iterative cycles of recombination and selection/screening for evolution of whole cells and organisms toward acquisition of desired properties. Examples of such properties include enhanced recombinogenicity, genome copy number, and capacity for expression and/or secretion of proteins and secondary metabolites.

Patent details

Publication number
US 6,251,674
Filing date
2000-02-07
Grant date
2001-06-26
Assignee
Maxygen, Inc.
Inventor(s)
TOBIN MATTHEW, STEMMER WILLIAM P. C., NESS JON E., MINSHULL JEREMY
CPC class
C12N15/1027

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