Table 4. Primers used to amplify dog and coyote mtDNA, their coordinates relative to the dog (U96639; [34]) and coyote (DQ480509; [35]) mtDNA reference sequences, amplicon lengths produced, and annealing temperatures.
Target Region | Primer | Coordinates to Dog mtDNA | Coordinates to Coyote mtDNA | Sequence (5' to 3') | Dog Amplicon Length | Coyote Amplicon Length | Annealing Temperature | Reference |
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DOG 1 | D15401F | 15401–15420 | 15403–15422 | AAGCTCTTGCTCCACCATCA | 195 | 191 | 60°C | This study |
D15595R | 15571–15595 | 15569–15593 | GATATAATATTATGTACATGCTTAT | |||||
DOG A | D15421F | 15421–15440 | 15423–15442 | GCACCCAAAGCTGAGATTCT | 197 | 193 | 58°C | Witt et al. [11] |
D15617R | 15995–15617 | 15993–15615 | GAGTTAATATGTCCTATGTAAGG | |||||
DOG 2 | D15534F | 15534–15555 | 15532–15553 | CTATGTACGTCGTGCATTAATG | 178 | 178 | 60°C | This study |
D15711R | 15692–15711 | 15690–15709 | GGTTGATGGTTTCTCGAGGC | |||||
DOG B | D15595F | 15595–15617 | 15593–15615 | CCTTACATAGGACATATTAACTC | 202 | 202 | 60°C | Witt et al. [11] |
D15796R | 15776–15796 | 15774–15794 | AGAACCAGATGCCAGGTATAG | |||||
COYOTE 1 | C15401F | 15399–15416 | 15401–15418 | AGAAGCTCTTGCTCCACC | 199 | 195 | 55°C | This study |
C15595R | 15575–15597 | 15573–15595 | AAGATATAATATTATGTACATGC | |||||
COYOTE 2 | C15551F | 15553–15570 | 15551–15568 | ATGGCTTGCCCCATGCAT | 180 | 180 | 55°C | This study |
C15730R | 15714–15732 | 15712–15730 | AAGAGGGACATTACGAGCA |