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Table 1 Primers for qPCR

From: Opsin expression patterns coincide with photoreceptor development during pupal development in the honey bee, Apis mellifera

Gene

Forward primer

Reverse primer

Product length in bp

Primer efficiency

UVop

5’-TAACTGGAATCGGTGCTGCG-3′

5’-CCCCATACTCCCATCACAGG-3′

172 bp

0.97

BLop

5’-AAGACTCTCGCCGGTAAAGC-3′

5’-GATGATCGCGAGTCCGATGT-3′

174 bp

0.97

Lop1

5’-CAAAAAGTCTTCGCACGCCA-3′

5’-AGCCACATCCGAACAAGGAG-3′

177 bp

0.96

Rp49

5’-CGTCATATGTTGCCAACTGGT-3′

5’-TTGAGCACGTTGAACAATGG-3′

150 bp

0.91