The Hox genes Ultrabithorax and abdominal-A specify three different types of abdominal appendage in the springtail Orchesella cincta (Collembola)

Table 1 Primers for cloning

Fragment	Primers (5′-3′)
	Forward	Reverse
Oc-Ubx RNAi	ATGAAYTCBTAYTTYGANCA	TTCATICKICKRTTYTGRAACCA
		ATYTTDATYTGICKYTCIGTIARRCA^a
Oc-Ubx probe	ACATGTATGTATTTTTCACCCTT	AGATGTATATTTTAGGTAAAGTTAC
Oc-Ubx full-length protein	TCAATGAACTAATTTAGGAACAATAC	AGATGTATATTTTAGGTAAAGTTAC
Oc-abd-A RNAi and probe	TTGGCAATCAGTGTGGTCAGG	ATATACCACACCAAGCCCACA
Oc-abd-A full-length protein	TTAGGGAATACAGAGGGTTCT	ATATACCACACCAAGCCCACA

ISSN: 2041-9139