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    • Figure 1. 

      Representative immature fruit peel colors in commonly consumed cucumber varieties.

    • Figure 2. 

      Regulation network of skin color genes of immature cucumber.

    • Pericarp color characterRegulatory gene (ID)FunctionReferenceNCBI reference sequence
      Yellow greenCsMYB36 (Csa2G352940)Interacts with genes related to chlorophyll synthesisHao et al. 2018[7]XP_004143035.1
      WhiteCsAPRR2/W (Csa3G904140)Chlorophyll content and chloroplast number decreasedTang et al. 2018[35]XP_011652667.1
      Light greenCsYcf54 (Csa6G133820)An important component of cyclase in chlorophyll synthesisLun et al. 2016[4]XP_004139926.1
      Bright greenCsARC5 (Csa7G051430)Chloroplast divisionZhou et al. 2015[5]XP_004136854.1
      StripeCsIST (Csa1G005490)The number and volume of chloroplasts decreasedSong et al. 2020[26]XP_004138283.1
      GlossinessCsDULL (Csa5G577350)The regulation of cutin and wax
      biosynthesis/transportation      		Zhai et al. 2022[3]NP_001295848.1

      Table 1. 

      Genes that control peel color in cucumber were identified in recent years.