Table 1.

The anthocyanin synthesis regulatory genes annotated for the first time in the current study

Gene name	Protein type	CDS length, bp	Chromosome	Cultivar	Contig from IPK Barley BLAST Server	Exons
HvMyc2	MYC/bHLH	1683	4HL	Bowman	106,753	e1-e5
					10,625	e6-e8
				Morex	1,563,805	e1-e5
					442,143	e6-e8
				Barke	430,151	e1-e2
					55,550	e3-e5
					2,789,433	e6-e8
HvMpc2	MYB	711	4HL	Bowman	110,138	e1-e2
				Morex	317,820	e1-e2
				Barke	401,169	e1-partially e2
					395,048	partially e2
HvWD40	WD40	1071	6HL	Bowman	849,119	e1
				Morex	39,083	e1
HvF3’5’H	Cytochrome P450	1440	4HL	Bowman	855,926	e1-e3
				Morex	1,575,914	e1-e3