| FGF | Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| Dl | Delta |
| NICD | Notch intracellular domain |
| Su(H) | Suppressor of Hairless |
| sim | Single minded |
| nc | Nuclear cycle |
| FISH | Fluorescent in situ hybridization |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse Transcriptase-qPCR |
| OptoNotch | Optogenetic Notch |
| GFP | Green Fluorescent Protein |
| AP | Anterior–posterior |
| Dl− | Delta loss-of-function mutant |
| WT | Wild-type |
| N+ | Notch gain-of-function (OptoNotch) |
| Twi | Twist |
| Sna | Snail |
| LOF | Loss-of-function |
| GOF | Gain-of-function |
| ChIP-seq | Chromatin Immunoprecipitation sequencing |