| BAP | 6-benzylaminopurine |
| IRAP | inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism |
| LARD | large retrotransposon derivatives |
| LTRs | long terminal repeats |
| metAFLP | methylation sensitive amplified fragment length polymorphism |
| MSTD | methyl-sensitive transposon display |
| REMAP | retrotransposon-microsatellite amplified polymorphism |
| SSAP | sequence-specific amplified polymorphism |
| SV | sequence variation |
| TEs | transposable elements |
| TEs | transposable elements |
| TRIM | terminal-repeat retrotransposons in miniature |