### Question
How does the law define essentially derived variety?


### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 2401*, **essentially derived variety** is defined as:

> a variety that—


(i) is predominantly derived from another variety (referred to in this paragraph as the “initial variety”) or from a variety that is predominantly derived from the initial variety, while retaining the expression of the essential characteristics that result from the genotype or combination of genotypes of the initial variety

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2401*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 57-PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION > SUBCHAPTER II-PROTECTABILITY OF PLANT VARIETIES AND CERTIFICATES OF PROTECTION > Part D-Protectability of Plant Varieties**

