TABLE 3.

Novel ps1 footprint alleles

ps1 allele	Footprint sequence		Size (bp)	No. of alleles	Schemea	Allele severityb
ps1-m17∷Ac	GCGCCATC	GCGCCATC	Ac			Strong
	GCGCCATg	cCGCCATC	8	3	II	Strong
ps1-m2∷Ac	GGTACCAG	GGTACCAG	Ac			Strong
	GGTACCAc	GTACCAG	7	1	I	Strong
ps1-m21∷Ac	CCCCGAAG	CCCCGAAG	Ac			Strong
	CCCCGAA	CCCGAAG	6	1	II	Wild type
ps1-m14∷Ac	CCGAAGGG	CCGAAGGG	Ac			Strong
	CCGAAGG	gCGAAGGG	7	2	II	Strong
ps1-m13∷Ac	GCCATGCC	GCCATGCC	Ac			Strong
	GCCATGCg	cCCATGCC	8	2	II	Strong
	GCCATGCgg	CCATGCC	8	2	II	Strong
ps1-m6∷Ac	GGTGCACC	GGTGCACC	Ac			Strong
	GGTGCAC	cGTGCACC	7	3	II	Strong
	GGTGCACg	GTGCACC	7	3	II	Strong
	GGTGCAC	GTGCACC	6	1	II	Strong
ps1-m12∷Ac	GCGGCAGA	GCGGCAGA	Ac			Strong
	GCGGCAG	cCGGCAGA	7	17	II	Strong
	GCGGCAGt	cCGGCAGA	8	6	II	Strong
	GCGGCAGt	CGGCAGA	7	1	II	Strong
ps1-m9∷Ac	GCCACACT	GCCACACT	Ac			Strong
	GCCACAC	ggcCCCACACT	9	1	I	Weak
ps1-m7∷Ac	GTCGAGGC	GTCGAGGC	Ac			Strong
	GTCGAGGg	cTCGAGGC	8	6	I	Strong
	GTCGAGG	cTCGAGGC	7	1	I	Strong
ps1-m3∷Ac	AAGGGCAC	AAGGGCAC	Ac			Strong
	AAGGGCAg	tAGGGCAC	8	2	I, II	Strong
	AAGGGCA	GGCAC	4	1	I	Strong
ps1-m15∷Ac	TTGGCAAC	TTGGCAAC	Ac			Strong
	TTGGCAA	aTGGCAAC	7	2	II	Strong
	TTGGCAA	TGGCAAC	6	2	II	Weak

Underlined sequences represent 8-bp duplications flanking the original Ac insertion.

^aScheme (I or II) refers to the method used to identify the excision allele as detailed in materials and methods.

^bAllelic strength is based on germination assay: ≥90%, weak; <90%, strong.