2n	Diploid number
BLASTN	Basic Local Alignment Search Tool for Nucleotides
CGH	Comparative Genomic Hybridization
FISH	Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
K2P	Kimura two-parameter model
LINEs	Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements
LTR	Long Terminal Repeat
Ma	Million years
NCBI	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
RUL	Repeat Unit Length
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulfate
SINEs	Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements
SSC	Saline–Sodium Citrate
TAREAN	Tandem Repeat Analyzer
TEs	Transposable Elements
Tm	Melting temperature