Table 2.

Primer pairs used to amplify the ancient mtDNA control-region sequence

Fragment name	Primer name	Primer sequences (5′-3′)	Size (bp)	Reference
Fragment 1	Mm-1F	GCACCCAAAGCTGGTATTCT	146	[25]
	Mm-1R	TTTTATGACCTGAACCATTGATT		Modified from [25]
Fragment 2	Mm-2F	CCAAGCATATAAGCAAGTACAT	141	[25]
	Mm-2R	GTATGTCAGATAACACAGATAT		Modified from [25]
Fragment 2a	Mm-2aF	CAATATATATACCATGAATATTATCTTAA	121	This study
	Mm-2aR	AAGGGGATAGTCATATGG		This study
Fragment 2b	Mm-2bF	ATCTGTGTTATCTGACATACACC	150	This study
	Mm-2bR	TTTAATGGGCCCGGAGCGAGAA		This study
Fragment 2c	Mm-2cF	ACTATCCCCTTCCCCATTTGG	143	This study
	Mm-2cR	GTAAGAACCAGATGTCTGATAA		This study
Fragment 3	Mm-3F	TCTACCATCCTCCGTGAAA	145	Modified from [25]
	Mm-3R	TATGGGCGATAACGCATTTGAT		[25]
Fragment 4	Mm-4F	CTTTATCAGACATCTGGTTCTT	124	[25]
	Mm-4R	CACAGTTATGTTGGTCATGG		This study
Fragment 4b	Mm-4bF	CTTAAATAAGACATCTCGATGG	142	This study
	Mm-4bR	TAGACTGTGTGCTGTCCTT		This study
Fragment 5	Mm-5F	CTTTCATCAACATAGCCGTCAA	129	[25]
	Mm-5R	CATTTATGTCTAACAAGCATGAA		This study
Fragment 6	Mm-6F	CACCTACGGTGAAGAATCATT	146	[25]
	Mm-6R	TGTTTTTGGGGTTTGGCATTAA		[25]
Fragment 7	Mm-7F	CTCAATACCAAATTTTAACTCTC	144	[25]
	Mm-7R	GTCATATTTTGGGAACTACTAG		[25]
Fragment 8	Mm-8F	CTATCAAACCCTATGTCCTGA	140	[25]
	Mm-8R	CTTGTTAATGTTTATTGCGTAA		Modified from [25]