Table 1.

Primers for cloning and RNAi of opsin genes, and for real-time PCR of opsin and rpl18a genes

Gene	Forward (5′> > 3′)	Reverse (5′> > 3′)
For cloning
Opsin-UV	GAGTTAATCCACATCCCGGA	AGCTACAGCTTTGCAAGTGC
Opsin-Blue	TGCTCGACCTGCTAATGATG	ATTGCCACAGTAGCGTAGGG
Opsin-LW	CCGCTCTGGCACGGCCTCCTG	GTAGACGGCGTTGGCCTTGGCA
For dsRNA synthesis
Opsin-UV	GCATGCATTGCCTATGACAG	TGCCAAATGCACCAATTAGA
Opsin-Blue	TGGTATTGGTTCTGCCATCA	ATTGCCACAGTAGCGTAGGG
Opsin-LW	GCGTGCTGGGAGTGATCT	GCCACGTCTTGGTCAGGTAG
For real time PCR
Opsin-UV	ACATTCCCCGAGCCAGA	ACCAGTCCATTTCCCACGA
Opsin-Blue	CTTTGCTCGACCTGCTAATGA	CACAGCCTACTTCCCAACCAA
Opsin-LW	CGCTCCTACATCCTCGTCTACTC	CGTTCATCTTCTTGGCTTGCT
rpl18a	GCTCCGGATTACATCGTTGC	GCCAAATGCCGAAGTTCTTG