Abbreviation or Term	Definition
BM	Bone marrow
Cre	Cre recombinase
HSC	Hematopoietic stem cell
MPP	Multipotent progenitor
HPC	Hematopoietic progenitor cell
CLP	Common lymphoid progenitor
CMP	Common myeloid progenitor
GMP	Granulocyte–monocyte progenitor
MEP	Megakaryocyte–erythroid progenitor
MkP	Megakaryocyte progenitor
EP	Erythroid progenitor
RBC	Red blood cell
Megakaryopoiesis	The process of specification and differentiation of HSCs to megakaryocytes
Thrombopoiesis	The process of platelet formation and release from megakaryocytes