| ADAM12 | ADAM metallopeptidase domain 12 |
| ADGRL3 | Adhesion G protein-coupled receptor L3 |
| ANKRD44 | Ankyrin repeat domain 44 |
| CALP | Calpastatin |
| FGF12 | Fibrolast growth factor 12 |
| FTO | FTO alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase |
| ELOVL2 | ELOVL fatty acid elongase 2 |
| ERBB4 | Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 4 |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association study |
| HOXB13 | Homeobox B13 |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IGFBP6 | Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 6 |
| MAS | Marker-assisted selection |
| MACF1 | Microtubule Actin Crosslinking Factor 1 |
| MSTN | Myostatin |
| NCAPG | Non-SMC condensin I complex subunit G |
| NEK1 | NIMA-related kinase 1 |
| NRG1 | Neuregulin 1 |
| PDGFD | Platelet-derived growth factor D |
| RUNX1T1 | RUNX1 partner transcriptional co-repressor 1 |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphisms |
| VCAN | Versican |