The present invention is in the field of plant genetics and provides recombinant nucleic acid molecules, constructs, and other agents associated with the coordinate manipulation of multiple genes in the fatty acid synthesis pathway. In particular, the agents of the present invention are associated with the simultaneous enhanced expression of certain genes in the fatty acid synthesis pathway and suppressed expression of certain other genes in the same pathway. Also provided are plants incorporating such agents, and in particular plants incorporating such constructs where the plants exhibit altered seed oil compositions, e.g. soybean plants bearing seed, wherein the seed exhibit an oil composition which comprises 42-85% oleic acid and 0.5-8% saturated fatty acids. The genes to be suppressed are selected from the group consisting of FAD2, FAD3, and FATB, and the genes whose expression is to be enhanced are selected from the group consisting of beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase I, beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase IV, and delta-9 desaturase.본 발명은 식물 유전학 분야이고, 재조합 핵산 분자들, 구조물들, 및 지방산 합성 경로에서 다수의 유전자들의 동조적 조작과 관련된 다른 제제들을 제공한다. 특히, 본 발명의 제제는 지방산 합성 경로에서 특정 유전자들의 향상된 발현 및 상기 경로에서 특정의 다른 유전자들의 억제된 발현이 동시에 일어나는 것과 관련된다. 또한, 그러한 제제들이 통합된 식물들, 및 특히, 변화된 종자 오일 조성을 나타내는, 그러한 구조물들이 통합된 식물들이 제공된다.
