| Agrp | Agouti-related peptide |
| ART | Assisted reproductive technology |
| BOLA3 | BolA family member 3 |
| BWS | Beckwith–Weidemann syndrome |
| CpG | Cytosine nucleotide phosphate bonded to a guanine nucleotide |
| Cnr1 | Cannabinoid receptor 1 |
| CVD | Cardiovascular diseases |
| CYCS | Cytochrome C gene |
| Cyp7a1 | Hepatic cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase |
| DMR | Differentially methylated region |
| DNMTs | DNA methyltransferases |
| DOHaD | Developmental origins of health and disease |
| ESC | Embryonic stem cell |
| Ephb2 | Ephrin type-B receptor 2 |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| Fgf21 | Fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| G6PC | Glucose-6-phosphatase |
| GLUT4 | Glucose transporter 4 |
| GPT2 | Glutamic pyruvic transaminase 2 |
| H3K4 | Histone H3 and H4 |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| ICR | Imprinting control region |
| ICSI | Intracytoplasmic sperm injection |
| IGF2 | Insulin-like growth factor 2 |
| InsR | Insulin receptor |
| ITM | Iranian traditional medicine |
| IUI | Intrauterine insemination |
| IVF | In vitro fertilization |
| LINE-1 | Long interspersed nucleotide element-1 |
| lncRNAs | Long ncRNAs |
| LPD | Low-protein diet |
| ME | Metastable epialleles |
| METTL8 | Methyltransferase 8 |
| NCD | Non-communicable diseases |
| ncRNAs | Non-coding RNAs |
| PAX8 | Paired box 8 |
| PDR | Preconception dietary risk |
| PFKFB3 | 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase 3 |
| PIM3 | serine/threonine kinase Pim-3 |
| Pomc | Proopiomelanocortin |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RDH12 | Retinol dehydrogenase 12 |