Table 1. Sequence and use of primers in this study.

Name	Gene	DNA sequence (5′-3′)	Use
87	Gabi T-DNA o8409	ATATTGACCATCATACTCATTGC	genotyping
88	Salk T-DNA LBa1	TGGTTCACGTAGTGGGCCATCG	genotyping
721	AtBRCA2a (At4g00020/10)	GATTGTGCTCTGAATGCTAC	genotyping
722	AtBRCA2a (At4g00020/10)	CAATTTCTTTACCTTGAGGA	genotyping
873	AtBRCA2a (At4g00020/10)	ATGAGACCGATTGTGCTCTGAATGC	RT-PCR
798	AtBRCA2a (At4g00020/10)	CCAATTTCTTTACAGAAGCCTAGTCG	RT-PCR
328	AtBRCA2b (At5g01630)	GCTCTGAATATCAGTAAACCTGCT	genotyping and RT-PCR
404	AtBRCA2b (At5g01630)	TGTATCACACGATACAACAGACA	genotyping
799	AtBRCA2b (At5g01630)	TACAACAGACAAACCACTTGAAGCTTGCT	RT-PCR
177	AtKU80 ((At1g48050)	TGTCTTTTGCTTGTTGTGCAG	genotyping
178	AtKU80 ((At1g48050)	GCAGAAGGTGCAAGGTCAAG	genotyping
456	AtKU80 ((At1g48050)	ATGGCACGAAATCGGGAGGGTTTG	RT-PCR
457	AtKU80 ((At1g48050)	ACGATCAAGAAAGTCTCCAGCTAC	RT-PCR
454	AtKU80 ((At1g48050)	GAAGATTAAGGTGTGGGTTTATAAG	RT-PCR
455	AtKU80 ((At1g48050)	GTAAAACGAATCAGGAGTATCATCTC	RT-PCR
458	AtKU80 ((At1g48050)	CAAGGAGAATCCAAAGTTGAAGAAGG	RT-PCR
459	AtKU80 ((At1g48050)	CGTCTACTATATCACTGTCCGCTG	RT-PCR
510	AtLIGASE6 (At1g66730)	TCATTGCAGAATTGCTAAGGG	genotyping
509	AtLIGASE6 (At1g66730)	GAAGACGCAGACTTCAACCTG	genotyping
637	AtLIGASE6 (At1g66730)	AGAGCACGCTTGTTGGAGGG	RT-PCR
638	AtLIGASE6 (At1g66730)	TAAATTACGGGCCAATGTTCTAACAAG	RT-PCR
686	AtLIGASE6 (At1g66730)	GAGGGTGTTTCTGCTGCAGTAGTTGAGGCTTACAA	RT-PCR
640	AtLIGASE6 (At1g66730)	AAGAGCCAACAGCTGTTCTCCA	RT-PCR
641	AtLIGASE6 (At1g66730)	TTCATGGCTCAAGGTTAAGCGAGAT	RT-PCR
642	AtLIGASE6 (At1g66730)	GTTTGAGCATGAAACATCTCTGCGA	RT-PCR
Act-464	AtACT2 (At3g18780)	TGAGACCTTTAACTCTCCCG	RT-PCR
Act-465	AtACT2 (At3g18780)	GATGGCATGAGGAAGAGAGA	RT-PCR
336	AtLIGIV (At5g57160)	TTGCTGCTGAGGTATTGCAACGTAGAC	RT-PCR
445	AtLIGIV (At5g57160)	CCATCAAGGATACACTTGTCCACCAAT	RT-PCR
452	AtERCC1 (At3g05210)	CCCACAGTTCAAGCCAAACGCATC	RT-PCR
453	AtERCC1 (At3g05210)	ACATTCTGTCATGCTCCAGGCAC	RT-PCR

See figures 1, 4 and 7 for the relative position of the primers.