| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| qPCR | Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| GSD | Genetic Sexual Determinism |
| R | Target-to-reference Gene Dosage Ratio |
| r | Relative Gene Dosage Ratio |
| r_avg | Mean Relative Gene Dosage |
| Cp | Crossing point |
| r_mecom | Relative Dosage ratio for MECOM gene |
| SD | Standard deviation |