Table 1 Primer sequences for PCR cloning.

slrF1: 5'-CGTGCCAGAGATTCCCAATAAAGAGTCAAC-3'

slrR1: 5'-GCTTGTCTGTTCTCCTCTCCTCCTC-3'

slrF3: 5'-GACTTCTATGCACAGGTCAGCGATGTGACGC-3'

slrR2: 5'-GAAGATGATGAGCATGAGGAGAATGGCCACGC-3'

slrF7: 5'-CACAACAACCACCACACAAACCATGG-3'

slrR9: 5'-CAAGTAGAACAAGGCTGTCTGTGATG-3'

slr5RACErev: 5'-TCAGAGTGGAGCCGCACACAGTATTTGATCC-3'

slr3RACEfor: 5'-TACCTGTTCCCCACAACCCCCCTCCAAG-3'

Primers for sequencing of Atlantic salmon Slα:

SlαF1: 5'-CACCATGAACATGATGCAAGTCATGCAG-3'

SlαR1: 5'-GGGTGGGYATAGTTGTTCTCTAATGAAG-3'

Slα5RACErev: 5'-CACAAAGTATGATGTTGCCCTGCTCGTCCTTAC-3'

Slα3RACEfor: 5'-TGGACGATGATATGCTGACCACCTCCTACTAC-3'

Primers for sequencing of Atlantic salmon Slβ:

SlβF1: 5'-CACCATGGAGTGTCAGGATCC-3'

SlβR1: 5'-ACTGGAGGGACTCTGCTATAAAAG-3'

Slβ5RACErev: 5'-GTGCACGCGTTCCCTGTTTGAGTCAACG-3'

Slβ3RACEfor: 5'-GAGCCTGGCAGACTACCCTGTGCATTTTG-3'