| CRISPR/Cas9 | clustered regularly interspaced short palindrome repeats/CRISPR-associated protein-9 nuclease |
| ssDNA | single-stranded DNA |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| crRNA | CRISPR RNA |
| tracrRNA | trans-activating crRNA |
| DSB | double-strand break |
| HDR | homology-directed repair |
| HR | homologous recombination |
| dsDNA | double-stranded DNA |
| SSTR | single strand template repair |
| ivTRT | in vitro transcription and reverse transcription |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| KI | knock-in |
| Dcx | doublecortin |
| GOI | gene cassette of interest |
| iCre | codon-improved version of Cre recombinase |
| FLPo | codon-optimized version of enhanced flippase |
| ERT2 | mutated human estrogen receptor ligand binding domain |