Methods

PCR components:

PCR amplifications were performed in 30-μL volumes containing 1X PCR buffer (ABM Inc.), 1.5 mM MgCl2 (ABM Inc.), 2.5 mM dNTP, 0.5 mM each primer, 1.0 unit of Taq polymerase (ABM Inc.), and 1–2 μL (50 ng DNA) of template DNA. The 5′ ends of forward primer were labeled with fluorophores (FAM and HEX).

PCR conditions:

    Temp. (ºC) Time
Initial denaturation   95 5 mins
  Denaturation 95 30 sec
               35 cycle Annealing 55-60  30 sec
  Elongation 72 45 sec
Final Elongation   72 7 mins

Primers:

Locus Forward primer (5'-3') Reverse primer (5'-3')
BH16.1 GAGATGCTGCAATCGCACTT TCGTGCAGTTAAGCAAACCG
BH108 TGTGAATCCATTGTTAAATCGG ATTGATTGAATGGTGAATCCAA
BH26 AGTGGATGACCAGCACGATC CCGTCAGTTTATGTACCGCTA
BH137.1 TTTGTGAATCCATTGTTAAATCG TTGGATTGATTGAATGGTGAA
BH36 CGAAGCAATCAGTTTCCTATC ACCAATGACCCAATGATCAC
BH155.2 CCGAACTGCTTTCCTTGTTC GGAGAGAAGGCCGATGCATT
BH18.1 CGACAGCATCATCAAATCTC CTCCTATTCCTTCGTTGACG
BH63.1 ACCAATGACCCAATGATCAC CGAAGCAAGCAGTTTCCTAT