| CRISPRi | CRISPR interference |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| AsRNA | Antisense RNA |
| SRNAs | Small RNAs |
| SiRNAs | Small interfering RNAs |
| TALENs | Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases |
| ZFNs | Antisense RNA |
| RBS | Ribosome Binding Sites |
| CHS | Chalcone Synthase |
| PTGS | Post-transcriptional gene silencing |
| MiRNAs | MicroRNAs |
| PiRNAs | Piwi-interacting RNAs |
| DsRNA | Double-stranded RNA |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| RdRP | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
| ShRNA | Short hairpin RNA |
| LVA | Leucine-Valine-Alanine |
| PegRNA | Prime editing guide RNA |
| PAM | Protospacer adjacent motif |