| 4D | Four-fold degenerate sites |
| BEBPP | Bayes empirical Bayes posterior probabilities |
| BI | Bayesian inference |
| BIC | Bayesian Information Criterion |
| CDS | Coding sequence |
| CH | Compositional heterogeneity |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FDR | False discovery rate |
| FEGs | Fast-evolving genes |
| GAC | Genes as characters |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| HaMSTR | Hidden Markov Model-based Search for Orthologs using Reciprocity |
| LRT | Likelihood ratio test |
| ML | Maximum likelihood |
| MPEs | Maximum pseudo-likelihood estimates |
| PSGs | Positively selected genes |
| RCFV | Relative Composition Frequency Variability |
| REGOs | Rapidly evolving GO categories |
| ROL | Rate of living |
| SRH | Stationary, reversible, and homogeneous conditions |
| WRST | Wilcoxon rank sum test |