ALV-J	avian leucosis virus subgroup J
ATGL	adipose triglyceride lipase
CRISPR	clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
DSB	Double-stranded break
EGCs	embryonic germ cells
EGK	Eyal-Giladi and Kochav stage
ESC	embryonic stem cell
F1	the largest preovulatory follicle
F2	the next largest preovulatory follicle
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
G0S2	G0/G1 switch gene 2
GE	genome-edited
GFP	green fluorescent protein
gRNA	guide RNA
HDR	homologous direct repair
hIFN-β	human interferon β
IgH	immunoglobulin heavy chain
IgL	immunoglobulin light chain
Indel	insertion or deletion
LWF	large white follicles
MLPH	melanophilin
MSTN	myostatin
NHE1	Na+/H+ exchanger type 1
NHEJ	non-homologous end joining
OVA	ovalbumin
OVM	ovomucoid
PGC	primordial germ cell
SSNs	site-specific nucleases
STAGE	sperm transfection assisted gene editing
SWF	small white follicle
SYF	small yellow follicle
TALENs	transcription activator-like effector nucleases
W38	tryptophan residue number 38
ZFNs	zinc-finger nucleases