Table 4 PCR primers for sex identification and an internal control, NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 (ND4) gene.

From: Improvement of the Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) reference genome and development of male-specific DNA markers

Primer pair

Name

Sequence (5′ to 3′)

Size (bp)

Pair I

sca64_3724604_F

TGCACCTGTAACTCACTAACCG

113

sca64_3724604_R

CCTTTTCCTGGCCTCTTTACAT

Pair II

sca64_3726411_F

GCAGACAAAAAGCCATTCG

143

sca64_3726411_R_A*

CTGATGACCTCTGTAACACAATCAT

sca64_3726411_R_T*

CTGATGTCCTCTGTAACACAATCAT

Pair III

sca64_3724591_F

CAGAAATCACCAGTGCACC

142 and 149

sca64_3724591_R

GGATATTATTAGGAAACCTTTTCCTG

Pair IV

ND4_F

ACAGACCCGTTGTCAACTCC

268

ND4_R

TCCCTGCATTTAAACGCTCT

  1. *primers were combined at equal concentrations.