| cycB3 | cyclin B3 |
| GSC | germline stem cell |
| GFP | gfp fluorescent protein |
| CB | Cystoblast |
| Df | Deficiency strain of cycB3 gene |
| qPCR | quantitative real-time PCR |
| nosP-gvp | nanosP-gal4:vp16 |
| AHST | after heat-shock treatment |
| UASp | pattB-UAS |
| hsP | pattB-hsP |
| nosP | pattB-nosP |
| Dad | Daughters agaist Dpp |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase(TdT)-mediated dUTP Nick End Labeling |
| WT | wild-type |