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Table 2 Species-specific quantitative PCR (qPCR) primers

From: Expression of 5α- and 5β-reductase in spinal cord and muscle of birds with different courtship repertoires

Species

Gene

Direction

Sequence

Amplicon size (bp)

Golden-collared Manakin

SRD5A1

Forward

CCAAGAGGAGGAATGTTTGAG

142

Reverse

CCCTTGAACCCAAGATGAAA

SRD5A2

Forward

AAGATTCCTCAAGGGGGACTG

132

Reverse

GCAAAGAGTGAAAAAGGCAAAG

SRD5B1

Forward

TTTACTGTGGCAAGCTGTGG

75

Reverse

TCTTCAGTGTCTTCTCCAGTGTG

Zebra Finch

SRD5A1

Forward

AGGCCGAGCTTACCACCTAT

68

Reverse

ACCTGTAATGAAGCGCAAGC

SRD5A2

Forward

GGCCTCCTCTTATTTCTGCTG

108

Reverse

TCCTCCTTGGGGAATCTTG

SRD5B1

Forward

CTTTCAAGCCTGGAGATGCAC

83

Reverse

CCAAGTGGCACATAAGTCTGTC