Table 3. Primers used in this study.

Primer set	Sequence
ACT1	TGTCCTTGTACTCTTCCGGT
	CCGGCCAAATCGATTCTCAA
HMRa1	TGGATGATATTTGTAGTATGGCGGA
	TCCCTTTGGGCTCTTCTCTT
Subtelomere	TGAAACAACGAAGACCTCACCTCG
	AACCGTGAAAGACGGTTTAGCAGC
TRA1	TGTTAGATCACCTCACGGCATGGT
	CAGCTTGTGGTGGCAGTAGATGAA
Promoter	TTGCGAAACCGTGCGATGATGTTC
	TGTGTTGGTAGTCATCGAGTCGGA

Primer sequences used to amplify the probes for DNA blots in tests of shearing and also used for the Q-PCR measurements of the genomic and input sample DNA levels at the five loci.