| ZFN | Zinc-Finger Nucleases |
| TALENs | Transcriptional activator-like Effector Nucleases |
| CRISPR | Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) |
| Cas9 | CRISPR-associated Proteins |
| Cpf1 | CRISPR-associated endonuclease in Prevotella and Francisella |
| DSB | Double-Strand Breaks |
| NHEJ | Nonhomologous end jointing |
| HDR | Homology-directed repair mechanism |
| GMO | Genetically Modified Organism |
| SB | Speed breeding |
| RVD | Repeat variable di-residue |