| TAIR | The Arabidopsis Information Resource |
| MUSCLE | Multiple Sequence Comparison by Log-Expectation |
| ML | Maximum Likelihood |
| BLAST | Basic Local Alignment Search Tool |
| Ka | The number of nonsynonymous substitutions per nonsynonymous site |
| Ks | The number of synonymous substitutions per synonymous site |
| DPA | Days Post Anthesis |
| CDS | Coding Sequence |
| Gh | G. hirsutum |
| Ga | G. arboreum |
| Gr | G. raimondii |
| Gb | G. barbadense |
| At | Arabidopsis |
| ABA | Abscisic acid |
| DAB | 3,3′-diaminobenzidine |
| TPB | Typan Bue |
| VIGS | Virus-Induced Gene Silencing |
| PI | Isoelectric point |
| MW | Molecular Weight |
| TRV | Tobacco Rattle Virus |