| ART | Assisted reproductive technology |
| IVF | In vitro fertilization |
| ICSI | Intracytoplasmic sperm injection |
| hPSCs | Human pluripotent stem cells |
| hESCs | Human embryonic stem cells |
| ICM | Inner cell mass |
| iPSCs | Induced pluripotent stem cells |
| ntESCs | Nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells |
| AS | Angelman syndrome |
| PWS | Prader–Willi syndrome |
| LOI | Loss of imprinting |
| lncRNA | Long non-coding RNA |
| BWS | Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome |
| DMR | Differentially methylated region |
| SRS | Silver–Russell syndrome |
| ICR | Imprinting coding region |
| TET | Ten-eleven translocation methylcytosine dioxygenases |
| 5mC | 5-Methylcytosine |
| 5hmCe | 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine |
| ZFP | Zinc finger protein |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| KAP1 | KRAB-associated protein 1 |
| mESC | mouse embryonic stem cells |
| LOM | Loss of methylation |
| GOM | Gain of methylation |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| ID | Imprinting disorder |