| 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 |