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. 2026 Feb 17;16(4):642. doi: 10.3390/ani16040642
ADW Autosomal dwarfism gene
BCRECB Bioresource Collection of Rare and Endangered Chicken Breeds
BL Body length
BW Body weight
CB Cochin Bantam
CD Chest depth
DW Sex-linked (GGAZ-linked) dwarfism gene
EN Egg number
EW Egg weight
GGA Chicken (Gallus gallus) chromosome
GWAS Genome-wide association study
HBSS Hamburg Bantam Silver Spangled
HC Hierarchical clustering
IPI Integral Performance Index
LD Linkage disequilibrium
NJ Neighbor-Joining
PA Pectoral angle
PA/BW Specific PA index
PCA Principal component analysis
PCGs Prioritized candidate genes
PWB Polish White-crested Black
RK Russian Korolyok
ROHs Runs of homozygosity
RRIFAGB Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding
RWD Red White-tailed Dwarf
SD Shank diameter
SL Shank length
SNP Single-nucleotide polymorphism
SW Silkie White