Table I.

Primers used in the amplification of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase genes from avocado fruit

Primer	Sequence	Gene Amplified	Orientation
JZ101	TTY GAY GGN GAY GGN ATG G	NCED1	S
JZ117	GCY TTC CAN AGR TCR AAR CA	NCED1	AS
JZ108	ACR TAN CCR TCR TCY TC	NCED2	AS
JZ110	ATG ATN CAY GAY TTY GC	NCED2	S
JZ120	GAG GCG GCA AGT GAT	NCED2	AS
JZ121	CAG TTA TTG CGA AAT CAT GC	NCED2	AS
JZ147	AAA TGA GCT GTA TGA AAT GA	NCED2	S
JZ148	CAG TGG AAT CGT GAA AGA GAA	NCED2	S
JZ153	AAC GAA TCT GCG CAG GCA TTT CCG	NCED2	S
JZ161	AAC TTG AAA GCA GTA	NCED2	S
JZ162	GTT TAC GTA GTT TTA TTT TGC TCG	NCED2	AS
JZ184	ACG CCG GTT CCG CTG GAG CCG TCG	NCED1	AS
JZ185	ACA TCG CGA GGA GGT GCC GGT TGA A	NCED1	AS
JZ186	GAT TCA TGA CTT CGT CAT TAC TGA	NCED1	S
JZ187	TTC GTC ATA ATT CCA GAC CAG CAG	NCED1	S
JZ200	CCA ACA ACC CAT TGC TCT TCT	NCED1	S
JZ205	ATT ATA GAG AAC CAG CTA AGG TAC	NCED3	AS
JZ206	TTC CAC ACC TAA AAC AAA CAA ATT	NCED3	AS
JZ222	CCC GGG GAC GCA AGC CTA AT	NCED1	AS
JZ223	TCG ACT CAC TGA GTC GCA	NCED1	S
JZ224	TAC AAG CAG TGG AAG AAG GGA AGG	NCED1	AS
JZ225	GAA CAA GAC CCT GAG ACT GAG	NCED3	S
JZ245	GTC CAA GGC GAA GGC CAG CAG TCC	NCED3	AS
JZ240	CAT TCC CTC GTC GGC GTT CAC CA	NCED3	AS
JZ250	ACT CTT ATG TCA ATG GCT ACT CCT	NCED3	S

Y, C/T; N, A/G/C/T; R, A/C; S, Sense; AS, antisense..