Table 1. Target transcripts and primer sequences used for the quantification of mRNA levels in the ovaries and embryos.

Primer	Sequence	Size (bp)
β-actin	5’-TGTTACCAACTGGGACGACA-3’	165
	5’-GGGGTGTTGAAGGTCTCAAA-3’
α-catenin	5’-ACTTGATGAATGCTGTTGTG-3’	177
	5’-TAATCTTGGTCTGCGTCTC-3’
β-catenin	5’-CCGTTCGCCTTCATTATGG-3’	190
	5’-GTGTCCTGATGTGCTCGTA-3’
E-cadherin	5’-GAGAGTGGAGAACGAGGAA-3’	171
	5’-CGAGCGGTATAAGATGTGATT-3’
SNAIL1	5’-CCATTCTCCTGCTCCCACTG-3’	100
	5’-CCTGGCACTGGTATCTCTTCA-3’
SNAIL2	5’-GCTCCACTCCACTCTCCTT-3’	122
	5’-TCTGAACCACTGTGATCCTTG-3’
SNAIL3	5’-GCAAGGAGTTGGCAGGAT-3’	129
	5’-TGTGATTCGGCAGAAGAGG-3’
Cyclin D2	5’-CAGGATGATGAAGTGAACACA-3’	159
	5’-GGCGTTATGCTGCTCTTG-3’
P21cip1	5’-AAGTGTGCCGTTGTCTCT-3’	110
	5’-GTCAAAGTTCCACCGTTCT-3’