Ácido nucleico aislado que comprende el evento das-40278-9 que a su vez contiene un gen de resistencia a herbicidas aad-1, mtodo de detección del dicho evento, kit para el desarrollo de dicha deteccion, y procedimiento de generacion de variedades de maiz con resistencia a herbicidas

Acido nucleico aislado que comprende el evento DAS-40278-9 en la AAD-1 (ariloxialcanoato dioxigenasa-1); líneas celulares transgénicas de maíz tolerantes a herbicidas que lo comprenden; método de preparación de dicho ácido nucleico; método de detección de dicho evento; y su kit. This invention relates in part to plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. This invention includes a novel AAD-1 transformation event in corn plants comprising a polynucleotide sequence, as described herein, inserted into a specific site within the genome of a corn cell. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide sequence can be "stacked" with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. Additionally, the subject invention provides assays for detecting the presence of the subject event in a sample (or corn grain, for example). The assays can be based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct, inserted into the corn genome, and on the genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are also provided.