| DEGs | differentially expressed genes |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein α |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| HTR2A | 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A |
| IMF | intramuscular fat |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and genomes |
| RPKM | Reads Per Kilobase of exon model per Million mapped reads |