| Slc7a11 | Solute carrier family 7 member 11 |
| POU2F1 | POU domain class 2 transcription factor 1 |
| RNA-Seq | transcriptome sequencing |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real time PCR |
| BL | black |
| CH | chinchilla |
| WH | white |
| BR | brown |
| PY | protein yellow |
| PC | protein chinchilla |
| EMSA | Electrophoresis mobility shift assay |
| SD | standard deviation |
| ORF | open reading frame |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer solution |
| Oct-1 | Octamer Transcription factor-1 |