| ceRNA | Competing Endogenous RNA |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| CPM | Counts Per Million Mapped Read |
| GMS | Genic Male Sterility |
| GRN | Gene Regulatory Network |
| LncRNA | Long Noncoding RNA |
| MFE | Minimum Free Energy |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MRE | miRNA Response Element |
| RNA-seq | RNA-sequencing |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscope |
| SSR | Simple Sequence Repeat |
| TE | Transposable Element |
| TF | Transcription Factor |
| TSI | Tissue Specificity Index |