Table 1.

Confirmed intraspecies gene sequence identity of HB $\alpha$- and $\beta$-genes in female mouse ($n=3$) and rat ($n=3$).

Species	Gene	Primer sequence		Intraspecies gene identity (%)
Mouse	HBA-A1	Exon $1+2$	F: GGGCAACTGATAAGGATTCCC	100
			R: GACCACTATGTTCCCTGCCT
		Exon 3	F: TGTCCACTTTGTCTCCGCA	100
			R: ACATGACACCTTTGCAGACG
	HBA-A2	Exon $1+2$	F: CTACTTGCTGCAGGTCCAA	100
			R: CCAGGTCCCAGCGCATAC
		Exon 3	F: TGTCCACTTTGTCTCCGCA	100
			R: AGAAGCGTCCCCACACTAAA
	HBB-t	Exon $1+2$	F: TCATCTCTGAAGCCTCACCC	100
			R: ATAGCCAGGGGAAGGAAACC
Rat	HBA-A1	Exon $1+2$	F: GAAACTTGCTGCAGGGTCAA	100
			R: GCCAGGTCTGAGCTCACA
	HBA-A2	Exon $1+2$	F: CAATGACAGCTGCTCCAAGG	100
			R: CAAGGGATCTCTGGAGGACC
	HBA-A3	Exon $1+2$	F: GCTGCAGGGCCAATACATTC	100
			R: GCCAGGTCTGAGCTCACA
	HBB	Exon $1+2$	F: ATTGGCCAATCTGCTCACAC	100
			R: GAAAGCCACAGGAAGGACAC