| BAC | bacterial artificial chromosome |
| BFB | breakage-fusion-bridge |
| DSB | double-strand break |
| GAPF | genome-wide analysis of palindrome formation |
| GWAS | genome-wide association study |
| NHEJ | non-homologous end joining |
| PATRR | palindromic AT-rich repeat |
| SINE | short interspersed element |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |