Table 1. RT-PCR primers for allelic expression analysis.

Primers	Primer sequence (5′-3′)	Product size, bp	Location within sequence (GenBank accession no.)	Annealing temperatures, °C	Conditions, mM MgCl2
P1	AAGAAGCCTCGCCATCACG	112	2080-2192	56	1
P2	GACATGAAGAGGGACTGGTGC		(U89358)
P3	ACCAGTCCCTCTTCATGTCAG	289 and 407	2174-2463	59	1.5
P4	AAGATGATCTGAGCACACAAGG		(U89358)
P5	AGCGAAGGTTGGGTTTACAA	580	27461-28041	59	1.5
P6	GCCAGGGGCCAAAATATAAG		(Z98752)
P7	AAATGGAGATGCTGAGGACACTG	313*	160466-160976	59	1.5
P8	GCCTCTGTCCATTCCAGAAG		(AL031681)

^*511-bp PCR product obtained from genomic DNA.