Table 1. Forward and reverse primers used for real-time qPCR for 17 developmental and two reference genes (*).

Gene	Forward primer sequence (5′→ 3′)	Reverse primer sequence (5′→ 3′)	Accession number
runx2a	TGTGGCTATGGCGTCTAACA	ATCTCCACCATGGTCCGGT	NM_212858.2
runx2b	GGGCCAAACGCAGATTACAG	TCTGTCGAACCTGGAAGACG	NM_212862.2
sp7	GGATACGCCGCTGGGTCTA	TCCTGACAATTCGGGCAATC	NM_212863.2
col1a1a	TTGCTTAGACCTGCGCTTCA	CCAGGGGGATTTTACACGCT	NM_199214.1
col1a2	GCTGGCCTTCATGCGTCTAC	ACACAGCCTTCTTCAGGTTTCC	NM_182968.2
col2a1	GCGACTTTCACCCCTTAGGA	TGCATACTGCTGGCCATCTT	NM_131292.1
col9a1a	GGGGTGCGGTTGGATTTACT	TCCTGTCGATCCTTTCTCGC	NM_001130624.1
col9a1b	AGACAAGTGTGCATGCGAGT	AAACCACTGTCACCTTGGGG	NM_213264.2
dlx2a	GACTCAGTATCTGGCCTTGC	CTGCTCGGGTGGGATCTCT	NM_131311.2
nkx3.2	ACGCTAAAGCGCAAATCGAC	TTACAGTCGGACACGCAGTC	NM_178132.2
fgf3	GGTGGCAATCAAGGGACTGT	TGGTGCCGTGATGCATAAGT	NM_131291.1
fgf8a	GCCGTAGACTAATCCGGACC	TTGTTGGCCAGAACTTGCAC	NM_131281.2
fgfr1a	ATCTGTGTGATGGTGGGGAC	GATGAGCTGGAGTCCACAGAC	NM_152962.3
fgfr1b	AGCATGGCTGACCGTTGTTA	GAGCTGGACTCCACTGACAC	NM_001161732.1
fgfr2	GCCTGTATGGTGGTGATCGT	TCTGACGACACTGTTACCTGG	NM_001243004.1
fgfr3	TCTCCGTGGTGAGGAAAGTC	TGCCATACAATGGGAAGGAGG	NM_131606.2
fgfr4	CTCTTGGACGTGTTGGAACG	CCACTGGATGTGAGGCTGAG	NM_131430.1
elf1a*	CTGGAGGCCAGCTCAAACAT	TCAAGAAGAGTAGTACCGCTAGCATTAC	NM_131263.1
rpl13*	TCTGGAGGACTGTAAGAGGTATGC	AGACGCACAATCTTGAGAGCAG	NM_212784