| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| CES | Chromatin entry sites |
| ChIP | Chromatin immunoprecipitation |
| CLAMP | Chromatin-linked adaptor for MSL proteins |
| DC | Dosage compensation |
| H3K36me3 | Histone H3 tri-methylated at Lys 36 |
| H4K16ac | Histone H4 acetylated at Lys 16 |
| HAS | High-affinity sites |
| LAD | Lamina-associated domain |
| MLE | Maleless |
| MOF | Males absent on the first |
| MRE | MSL recognition element |
| MSL | Male-specific lethal |
| Mtor | Megator |
| NSL | Non-specific lethal |
| PionX | Pioneering on the X |
| Pol II | RNA polymerase II |
| TopoII | Topoisomerase II |