6. Forward primer sequences
Drosophila melanogaster =ATGGAGGAGAACCGCATAT
Drosophila simulans =ATGGAGGAGAATCGCATAT
Drosophila erecta =ATGGAGGAGAATCGTATAT
Drosophila yakuba =ATGGAGGAGAACCGCATAT
Forward primer
5’ATGGAGGAGAAYCGCATAT 3’ start codon is ATG
GC contents for Forward Primer
9/19 = 48%
NOTE (Primers with a 40-60% GC content ensure stable binding of primer)
Tm for Forward Primer :
Tm = 4(G+C) + 2(A+T)
=4(6+2)+2(7+5)
=32+24
Tm=56
REVERSE PRIMER
SEQ1=ACTAGGACATTTTGGAGCATCC
COMP=TGATCCTGTAAAACCTCGTAGG
SEQ2=ACTAGGACATTTTGGAGCATCC
COMP=TGATCCTGTAAAACCTCGTAGG
SEQ3=ACTAGGAAATTTTGGAACACCC
COMP=TGATCCTTTAAAACCTTGTGGG
7. SEQ4=ATTAGGACATTTTGGAGCACCC
COMP=TAACCTGTAAAACCTCGTGGG
COMPLEMNTRY SEQUENCES:
NOTE: these sequences are from
5’ 3’ direction
TGATCCTGTAAAACCTCGTAGG
TGATCCTGTAAAACCTCGTAGG
TGATCCTTTAAAACCTTGTGGG
TAATCCTGTAAAACCTCGTGGG
Reverse primer
5’TGATCCTGTAAAACCTCGTRGG ’3
3’GGRTGCTCCAAAATGTCCTAGT ‘5
TGA WILL ACT AS A STOP CODON
GC CONTENT
10/22 = 45%
NOTE (Primers with a 40-60% GC content ensure stable binding of primer)
Tm VALUE
Tm = 4(G+C) + 2(A+T)
=4(5+5)+2(5+6)
=40+22
=62