| ncRNAs | Non-coding RNAs |
| lncRNAs | Long non-coding RNAs |
| miRNAs | Micro-RNAs |
| mRNAs | Messenger RNAs |
| UTRs | Untranslated regions |
| TFs | Transcription factors |
| RBPs | RNA-binding proteins |
| RNP | Ribonucleoprotein |
| PRC2 | Polycomb repressive complex 2 |
| hnRNPs | Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins |
| hPSCs | Human pluripotent stem cells |
| hiPSCs | Human induced pluripotent stem cells |
| hESCs | Human embryonic stem cells |
| mESCs | Mouse embryonic stem cells |
| ceRNA | Competitive endogenous RNA |
| PS | Primitive streak |
| FZD5 | Frizzled 5 |
| HMG | High mobility group |
| GATA6-AS1 | GATA6 antisense RNA 1 |
| T-REX17 | Transcript regulating endoderm activated by SOX17 |
| HIDEN | Human IMP1-associated desert definitive endoderm lncRNA |
| IMP | Insulin-like growth factor 2 messenger RNA-binding proteins |
| RRM | RNA recognition motifs |
| KH | K homology domains |
| CRD | Cysteine-rich domain |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptors |
| Dvl | Dishevelled |
| ORFs | Open reading frames |
| sORFs | Smal open reading frames |
| CRISPRi | CRISPR interference |
| RNAi | RNA interference |