Table 1.

Pairs of primers used in this study with relative references

Gene	Primer	Primer sequence	Reference
cytb	CytF	5′ - TTTGGATCACTATTRGGCCTCTGCC - 5′	modified in this study from [30]
	H15425	5′- GGTTTACAAGACCAGTGCTTT-3′
mc1r	MC1R-PF	5′- GGCNGCCATYGTCAANAACCGGAACC - 3′	[103]
	MC1R-PR	5′- CTCCGRAAGGCRTAAATNATGGGGTCCAC - 3′
β-fibint7	BFXF	5′ - CAGYACTTTYGAYAGAGACAAYGATGG - 3′	[104]
	FIB B17L	5′ - TCCCCAGTAGTATCTGCCATTAGGGTT - 3′	[105]