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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.10.2003 (43) Date of publication: 03.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/49 (21) Application number: 01967934.9 (22) Date of filing: 21.06.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A01K 67/027, C07K 14/705, C07K 14/72, C07K 14/47, C12N 5/10, G01N 33/50 (86) International application number: PCT/US0120/015 (87) International publication number: WO 0109/8508 (27.12.2001 Gazette 2001/52)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 21.06.2000 US 213190 P 21.06.2000 US 213670 P 21.06.2000 US 213671 P 21.06.2000 US 214028 P 21.06.2000 US 213201 P 07.08.2000 US 223123 P 01.02.2001 US 266046 P 29.03.2001 US 280705 P 09.04.2001 US 282668 P 09.04.2001 US 282701 P (71) Applicant: Deltagen, Inc. Redwood City, CA 94063 (US)

(72) Inventors: BRENNAN, Thomas, J. South San Francisco, CA 94080 (US) LEVITEN, Michael, W. Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US) KLEIN, Robert Palo Alto, CA 94301 (US) MATTHEWS, William Woodside, CA 94062 (US) MOORE, Mark Redwood City, CA 94062 (US) (74) Representative: Furlong, Isla Jane  D. Young & Co.21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)