| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| ABCC4 | ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily C Member 4 |
| ABCB5 | ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily B Member 5 |
| ABCC6 | ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily C Member 6 |
| ADFI | average daily feed efficiency |
| ADG | average daily gain |
| AGA | Aspartylglucosaminidase |
| chCADD | chicken Combined Annotation-Dependent Depletion |
| COX10 | Cytochrome C Oxidase Assembly Factor Heme A: Farnesyltransferase COX10 |
| CSNK2A2 | Casein Kinase 2 Alpha 2 |
| DAAM2 | Disheveled-Associated Activator of Morphogenesis 2 |
| DGKB | Diacylglycerol Kinase Beta |
| DYNC1I1 | Dynein Cytoplasmic 1 Intermediate Chain 1 |
| EPHA5 | EPH Receptor A5 |
| EXT2 | Exostosin Glycosyltransferase 2 |
| FCR | feed conversion ratio |
| FOXO1 | Forkhead Box O1 |
| FSTL4 | Follistatin Like 4 |
| GEC | Genetic Type 1 Error Calculator |
| GGA | Gallus gallus chromosome |
| GIF | genomic inflation factor |
| GTF2I | General Transcription Factor Iii |
| GWAS | genome-wide association |
| HS3ST3B1 | Heparan Sulfate-Glucosamine 3-Sulfotransferase 3B1 |
| ITGA9 | Integrin Subunit Alpha 9 |
| ITPKA | Inositol-Trisphosphate 3-Kinase A |
| ITPR2 | Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Type 2 |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| LMM | linear mixed model |
| LONG-GWAS | longitudinal GWAS |
| MAF | minimum minor allele frequency |
| MBOAT1 | Membrane-Bound O-Acyltransferase Domain-Containing 1 |
| MMR1L3 | Macrophage Mannose Receptor 1-like 3 |
| MYLK | Myosin Light Chain Kinase |
| P2RX5 | Purinergic Receptor P2X 5 |
| PFKP | Phosphofructokinase, Platelet |
| PHKB | Phosphorylase Kinase Regulatory Subunit Beta |
| PNPLA2 | Patatin-Like Phospholipase Domain-Containing 2 |
| POLD3 | DNA Polymerase Delta 3, Accessory Subunit |
| PPP1R12A | Protein Phosphatase 1 Regulatory Subunit 12A |
| QTL | quantitative trait locus |
| Q–Q | quantile–quantile |
| RB1 | RB Transcriptional Corepressor 1 |
| RFI | residual feed intake |
| SHC1 | SHC Adaptor Protein 1 |
| SIAH1 | Siah E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 1 |
| SNPs | Single-nucleotide polymorphisms |
| TAF13. | TATA-Box-Binding Protein-Associated Factor 13 |
| TIAM1 | TIAM Rac1-Associated GEF 1 |
| TNNC1 | Troponin C1, Slow Skeletal and Cardiac Type |
| VEGFC | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C |