Table 2. Database accession numbers for orthologues to the major trichome regulatory genes (GL1, Gl2, EGL3, TTG1 and TRY) in B. villosa.
| Gene | B. villosa (NCBI) | B. oleracea (Unpublished data, Dr. I. Parkin) | B. rapa (BRAD) | B. napus (NCBI) | Arabidopsis(TAIR) | Function in Overexpression And Knockdown studies in B. rapa |
| GL1 | KF188209 | Bo7g090950 | Bra025311-1 Bra039065-2 | HQ162473.1 | AT3G27920, Myb-like protein, helps in induction of trichome development | Like Arabidopsis |
| GL2 | KF188210 | Bo6g046840 | Bra003535 | EU826521.1-1 EU826520.1-2 | AT1G79840, Homeodomain proteinaffects trichomes initiation & development | Unknown |
| EGL3 | KF188207-1 KF188208-2 | Bo9g029230-1 Bo9g035460-2 | Bra027653-1 Bra027796-2 | NA | AT1G63650, a bHLH transcription factor 1, mutant has reduced trichomes | Unknown |
| TTG1 | KF188213 | Bo7g096780-1 Bo2g159360-2 | Bra009770 | EF175932.1-1 EF175931.1-2 EU192031.1-3 EF175929.1-4 EF175930.1-5 EU192030.1-6 | AT5G24520, WD-40 protein involved in trichome development | Like Arabidopsis |
| TRY | KF188211-1 KF188212-2 | Bo2g046050-1 Bo3g022870-2 Bo9g110930-3 | Bra022637-1 Bra026297-2 Bra029089-3 | EE451172(EST) | AT5G53200, Myb-like protein, mutation leads to glabrous leaves | Unknown |
Genes in the same row are closest orthologues to each other. NA = Sequence not available.