| CP | total crude protein |
| CRBP | cellular retinol binding protein |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| H | Histone |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HMGCR | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutary-CoA reductase |
| IGF | Insulin growth factor |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| mTOR | rapamycin |
| piRNA | piwi-interacting RNA |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| PPN | precision protein nutrition |
| QTL | quantitative trait loci |
| RA | retinoic acid |
| RISC | RNA induced silencing complex |
| SAM | S-adenosylmethionine |
| siRNA | small-interfering RNA |
| snoRNA | small nucleolar RNA |
| XPO5 | exportin 5 |