| NC | Normalized Compression |
| NCD | Normalized Compression Distance |
| NRC | Normalized Relative Compression |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| gDNA | nuclear DNA |
| cpDNA | chloroplast DNA |
| mRNA | messenger Ribonucleic acid |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| GeCo | Genomic Compressor (tool) |