A KASP assay targeting the G2373A SNP was developed (K1-K2/K3; Online Resource 1 and 2) and validated in the three T4-2235 plants. Briefly, two allele specific reverse primers were designed for the G2373A SNP incorporating either the G or A polymorphism at the 3′ end (primer K2 for the wildtype (G) and K3 for the mutant (A) allele). The common primer was developed to discriminate against the B genome by utilising a 3 bp indel present in the A genome (primer K1). Allele specific primers were synthesised with FAM and HEX tails and reactions and cycling conditions were as described before (Trick et al. 2012 (link)). Fluorescent end-point genotyping was carried out using a Tecan Safire plate reader (Tecan Group AG, Mannerdorf, Switzerland).
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