Table 1.

Primer sequences used for amplification of carotenoid genes from pepper

Gene	Genbank accession no.	Fragment size, bp	Primer sequence (5′–3′)
Ggpps	X80267	1,200	F GAACCTTGTTGATTTATGGGC
			R CCAACATAAGCACACTGAAAG
Psy	X68017	1,200	F TGGGCATCGCACCTGAATCAA
			R GTCCAGTATCCTGCGGTACAA
Pds	X68058	420	F TTCGACTTGTTTCTGCTGTCA
			R CATCCCTTGCCTCCAGCAGTA
Zds	X89897	400	F GCTCCAAAAGGGCTATTTCC
			R TCCCATTTCAATGTGGTTCC
Ze	X91491	1,900	F ATGGCATAAGGTCTAAGGTAC
			R CTCAGATAGTCTGCAATGTTG
Ccs	X77289	1,490	F CTAATGGAAACCCTTCTAAAGC
			R AATTCAAAGGCTCTCTATTGCT

F, forward; R, reverse.