| AMBN | Ameloblastin |
| AMEL | Amelogenin gene |
| Apo(a) | Apolipoprotein A |
| ARHGAP11A | Rho GTPase Activating Protein 11A |
| ARHGAP11B | Rho GTPase Activating Protein 11B |
| CSN1S1 | Casein α S1 |
| CSN2 | Casein β |
| CSN3 | Casein Kappa |
| ENAM | Enamelin |
| F-BAR | Fes/CIP4 homology-Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs (F-BAR) domain proteins |
| FDCSP | Follicular Dendritic Cell Secreted Protein |
| FLJ33706 | Human-specific de novo protein-coding gene (alternative gene symbol C20orf203) |
| HbA | Adult hemoglobin |
| HBB | Hemoglobin Subunit β |
| HbF | Fetal hemoglobin |
| HBG1 | Hemoglobin Subunit γ-1 |
| HBG2 | Hemoglobin Subunit γ 2 |
| HGT | Horizontal gene transfer |
| HOX | homeobox genes |
| IDPs | Intrinsically disordered proteins |
| iPSCs | Induced pluripotent stem cells |
| JAZF- JJAZ1 | Zinc-Finger genes |
| KRAB-ZNF | Krüppel-associated box zinc finger |
| LADs | Lamina-associated domains |
| LCR | Locus Control Region |
| NOTCH2NL | Human-specific gene related to the Notch signaling pathway |
| NOTCH2NLA | Notch 2 N-terminal Like Protein A |
| NOTCH2NLB | Notch 2 N-terminal Like Protein B |
| NOTCH2NLC | Notch 2 N-terminal-Like Protein C |
| ODAM | Odontogenic ameloblast-associated gene |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| Ors | Olfactory receptors |
| PAML | Phylogenetic Analysis by Maximum Likelihood |
| PGAM3 | Phosphoglycerate Mutase Family 3 |
| Ribo-seq | Ribosome profiling |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| SCPP | Secretory calcium-binding phosphoproteins |
| SCPPPQ1 | Secretory Calcium-Binding Phosphoprotein Proline-Glutamine Rich 1 |
| SH3 | Src Homology 3 domains |
| sORFs small | Open Reading Frames |
| SRGAP2A | SLIT-ROBO Rho GTPase Activating Protein 2 |
| SRGAP2C | SLIT-ROBO Rho GTPase Activating Protein 2C |
| TRIMCyp | TRIM5-Cyclophilin A |