| TF | Transcription factor |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| Mll3/4 | Mixed lineage leukemia 3/4 |
| PcG | Polycomb group |
| PRC1(2) | Polycomb repressive complexes 1(2) |
| PS | Parasegment |
| CTCF | CTC binding factor |
| ZNF143 | Zinc finger protein 143 |
| MAZ | Myc-associated zinc finger protein |
| WIZ | Widely interspaced zinc-finger-containing protein |
| LDB1 | LIM domain-binding factor 1 |
| CP190 | Centrosomal protein 190kD |
| Mod(mdg4) | Modifier of mdg4 |
| CRISPR | Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
| TE | Tethering element |
| Fub | Front–ultra-abdominal boundary |
| Mcp | Miscadestral pigmentation boundary |
| Fab-6 | Frontadominal-6 boundary |
| Fab-7 | Frontadominal-7 boundary |
| Fab-8 | Frontadominal-8 boundary |
| HS | Nuclease-hypersensitive region |