| Item | Definition |
| MAS | Molecular-assisted selection |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association study |
| T | Tong sheep |
| H | Hu sheep |
| ELOVL5 | ELOVL fatty acid elongase 5 |
| N | Number |
| chr | Chromosome |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| WT | Wild type |
| MT | Mutation type |
| UTR | Untranslated regions |
| BP | Biological process |
| MF | Molecular function |
| CC | Cellular component |