| Aa | Arabis alpina |
| Am | Antirrhinum majus |
| AN (e.g., AN11) | ANTHOCYANIN (e.g., ANTHOCYANIN11) |
| ANR | ANTHOCYANIDIN REDUCTASE |
| ANS | ANTHOCYANIDIN SYNTHASE |
| At, A. thaliana | Arabidopsis thaliana |
| B | BOOSTER |
| BAN | BANYLUS |
| bHLH | basic HELIX-LOOP-HELIX |
| BIN2 | BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE 2 |
| Bo | Brassica oleracea |
| Br | Brassica rapa |
| C1 | COLORLESS1 |
| ChIP | Chromatin Immunoprecipitation |
| Col | Columbia |
| COP1 | CONSTITUTIVELY PHOTOMORPHOGENIC 1 |
| CPC | CAPRICE |
| DEL | DELILA |
| DFR | DIHYDROFLAVONOL 4-REDUCTASE |
| EBG | early biosynthetic gene |
| EGL3 | ENHANCER OF GLABRA3 |
| EMS | Ethyl methanesulfonate |
| Est | Estland |
| ETC | ENHANCER OF TRY AND CPC1 |
| Fh | Freesia hybrida |
| GEM | GL2-EXPRESSION MODULATOR |
| g | glabra |
| Gh | Gossypium hirsutum |
| GL1 | GLABRA1 |
| GL3 | GLABRA3 |
| Hl | Humulus lupulus |
| In | Ipomoea nil |
| IN1 | INTENSIFIER1 |
| JAF | JOHNANDFRANCESCA |
| LAP1 | LEGUME ANTHOCYANIN PRODUCTION 1 |
| LBG | late biosynthetic gene |
| LDOX | LEUCOANTHOCYANIDIN DIOXYGENASE |
| Ler | Landsberg erecta |
| Lj | Lotus japonicus |
| Md | Malus domestica |
| Mt | Medicago truncatula |
| MUT | MUTABILIS |
| MYB | MYELOBLASTOSIS (homolog) |
| MYBL | MYB-like |
| MYBPA | MYB transcription factors regulating PA synthesis |
| MYC | MYELOCYTOMATOSIS (homolog) |
| Nt | Nicotiana tabacum |
| Os | Oryza sativa |
| P1 | PERICARP COLOR1 |
| Pa | Picea abies |
| PAC1 | PALE ALEURONE COLOR1 |
| PAP | PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT |
| PAR | PROANTHOCYANIDIN REGULATOR |
| PAs | proanthocyanidins |
| Pf | Perilla frutescens |
| Ph | Petunia hybrida |
| PH | pH |
| PL | PURPLE LEAF |
| Pm | Picea mariana |
| Pp | Physcomitrella patens |
| Pp | Prunus persica |
| Pt | Pinus taeda |
| Ptr | Populus trichocarpa |
| R | RED |
| RHL1 | ROOT HAIRLESS1 |
| RLC | RED LEAF COTTON |
| ROS | ROSEA |
| RSL | ROOT HAIRT DEFFECTIVE SIX-LIKE |
| Si | Setaria italica |
| SPA | SUPPRESSOR OF PHYA-105 |
| SPL | SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE |
| TAP | TRANSCRIPTION-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| TCP | TEOSINTE BRANCHED 1, CYCLOIDEA, PCF1 |
| TCL | TRICHOMELESS |
| T-DNA | transfer-DNA |
| TRY | TRIPTYCHON |
| tt | transparent testa |
| TT1 | TRANSPARENT TESTA1 |
| TT2 | TRANSPARENT TESTA2 |
| TT8 | TRANSPARENT TESTA8 |
| TTG1 | TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA 1 |
| TTG2 | TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA 2 |
| UPL3 | UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE 3 |
| URM23 | UNARMED23 |
| UTR | untranslated region |
| VE | VENOSA |
| Vv | Vitis vinifera |
| WDR | WD40 repeat |
| WER | WEREWOLF |
| Zm | Zea mays |