ABSTRACT IT AND POLYPEPTIDE ENCODED BY IT" The invention discloses a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding a 5- enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase enzyme selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or 2, or a complement thereof b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, or a complement thereof, wherein said nucleotide sequence encodes a polypeptide having herbicide resistance activity c) the herbicide resistance nucleotide sequence of the DNA insert of the plasmid deposited as Accession No. NRRL B-30804, or a complement thereof d) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 and, e) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, wherein said polypeptide has herbicide resistance activity. The invention is also for a vector comprising said molecule and a polypeptide encoded by it having herbicide resistance.
