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This invention relates to a method for increasing stearate as a component of total triglycerides found in soybean seed. The method generally comprises growing a soybean plant having integrated into its genome a DNA construct comprising, in the 5' to 3' direction of transcription, a promoter function

This invention relates to a method for increasing stearate as a component of total triglycerides found in soybean seed. The method generally comprises growing a soybean plant having integrated into its genome a DNA construct comprising, in the 5' to 3' direction of transcription, a promoter functional in a soybean plant seed cell, a DNA sequence encoding an acyl-ACP thioesterase protein having substantial activity on C18:0 acyl-ACP substrates, and a transcription termination region functional in a plant cell. The present invention also provides a soybean seed with about 33 weight percent or greater stearate as a component of total fatty acids found in seed triglycerides.

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1. A method for increasing stearate as a component of total fatty acids found in soybean seed, wherein said method comprises:growing a soybean plant having integrated into its genome a DNA construct, said construct comprising in the 5' to 3' direction of transcription, a promoter functional in a soy

1. A method for increasing stearate as a component of total fatty acids found in soybean seed, wherein said method comprises:growing a soybean plant having integrated into its genome a DNA construct, said construct comprising in the 5' to 3' direction of transcription, a promoter functional in a soybean plant seed cell, a DNA sequence encoding Garm FatA1 thioesterase, and a transcriptional termination region functional in a soybean cell, wherein seed of said soybean contain about 33 weight percent or greater of stearate expressed as a component of total fatty acids contained in the soybean seed oil.