Table 1.

Reverse transcriptase-PCR primers used to amplify adult-expressed α- and β-type globin genes of 13 crocodilian species

Genes	Primer Names	Sequences (5′ to 3′)
α	Croc_HBA_FOR1	GTGGCTGTCACTGCRCRTCTGCAABCATG
α	Croc_HBA_FOR2	GGGTACCAGGGCTGGTGGCTGTCACTGC
α	Croc_HBA_REV1	CTGGCTGGCGGCTCGGAGCCCAGCCGGGC
β	Croc_HBB_FOR1	GATGCTYTAAAACAACTCCAGGACTCYTCAC
β	Croc_HBB_REV1	AGCAGCATCTTTTTGTGGTGTGCTTCCCTC
β	Croc_HBB_REV2	GCACCCAGCGGTGCCCAGGAGGAAGCAG