| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| FISH | fluorescent in situ hybridization |
| HD | homeodomain |
| ISH | in situ hybridization |
| ORF | open reading frame |
| PAX | Paired Box |
| PD | pair domain |
| PST | proline–serine–threonine |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| TBST | Tris-Buffered Saline Tween |
| UTR | untranslated region |
| WAGR | Wilms tumor, Aniridia, genitourinary abnormalities, and mental retardation |
| WISH | whole-mount in situ hybridization |