ASRM	American Society for Reproductive Medicine
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
ESCs	Embryonic stem cells
HDACi	Histone deacetylase inhibitor
H3K9me3	Histone 3 lysine 9 trimethylation
HVJ	Hemagglutinating virus of Japan
ICM	Inner cell mass
iPSC	Induced pluripotent stem cell
IVF	In vitro fertilization
Kdm4	Lysine demethylase 4
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MPF	Maturation promoting factor
mtDNA	Mitochondrial DNA
MII	Metaphase II
NEBD	Nuclear envelope breakdown
PCC	Premature chromosome condensation
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
SASREG	Southern African Society for Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecological Endoscopy
SCNT	Somatic cell nuclear transfer
si	Short interfering
TE	Trophectoderm
TSA	Trichostatin A
UK	United Kingdom
US	United States
UV	Ultraviolet