| AARS | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase |
| Aae | Aquifex aeolicus |
| Bta | Bos taurus |
| Eco | Escherichia coli |
| Hvo | Haloferax volcanii |
| Hsa | Homo sapiens |
| Lbp | Levitt base pair |
| Lla | Lactobacillus lactis |
| LUCA | Last universal common (cellular) ancestor |
| Mca | Mycoplasma capricolum |
| Pri | Primordial |
| Pfu | Pyrococcus furiosus |
| Sau | Staphylococcus aureus |
| Sgr | Streptomyces griseus |
| Tac | Thermoplasma acidophilum |
| Tth | Thermus thermophilus |