Table 2 Loci and primer sequences used for sexing and copy number qPCR.

From: Sex linkage of the skeletal muscle sodium channel gene (SCN4A) explains apparent deviations from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium of tetrodotoxin-resistance alleles in garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis)

Gene

Purpose

Forward primer (5′–3′)

Reverse primer (5′–3′)

Tm (°C)

Amplicon size (bp)

CTNNB1

Sexing PCR

TAAGGTCCTGGGCATGTCCT

ATGGCTTGGAATGAGGTGGG

60.25

60.03

1289; 1488

EEF1A1

Copy number qPCR

TGTGCTGTCCTTATTGTTGCTG

ATGTGCCGACTTCTTTGACAATCTC

59.45

61.82

199

TANC2

Copy number qPCR

TGGCAAAATGGACAACACAACC

CCGAAAGGGAGACAGGAACTAC

60.42

60.09

161

GH1

Copy number qPCR

GCAGGGACCAGTAGACCTTC

TGTTGCGAGCTGATGGAGAT

59.46

59.46

153

SCN1A

Copy number qPCR

TGAATGCCCTTCTTGGAGCA

ACTTCAAACATGTTGCCAGTTGT

59.59

59.80

151

SCN2A

Copy number qPCR

TCGCTGGCAAGTTCTACCAC

AGAGGTAGCCAAGTCCCACA

60.32

60.18

165

SCN3A

Copy number qPCR

GCCCTTGTTGGAGCAATTCC

TTCCATCGGGCTTGCTGATT

59.75

60.03

212

SCN4A

Copy number qPCR

AATGCTCTTTTGGGGGCCAT

TGACCCAACGGACATCAGTG

60.25

59.97

223

SCN5A

Copy number qPCR

AACCCATCACCACTACGCTG

CATCATGCAGGCAATGAGGC

60.04

59.97

182

SCN8A

Copy number qPCR

ACAGGGTCCGTTTAGCAAGG

TCGGCTCGCTGTTTCTCTTT

59.96

59.97

166

SCN9A

Copy number qPCR

CCCCACAAGGAGCAATAGCA

ACACTGCTCTGCATCTTCCC

60.03

60.04

210

SCN10A

Copy number qPCR

TCGAAAATGGCCTCGCTTCT

GTGGTCCAAGGCCATGAAGA

60.04

59.96

175

SCN11A

Copy number qPCR

CAACAGTACGTGCCAGTTGC

ACCAGGACCAGCATGAACAG

60.04

59.96

159