| Acronym | Meaning |
| CATCMB | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| CDC | Centers For Disease Control |
| WLMG | Wellcome Laboratory For Molecular Genetics |
| USDA | U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture |
| SSLP | Single-sequence Length Polymorphism |
| BCM | Baylor College Of Medicine |
| MOD | March Of Dimes |
| LTI | Life Technologies |
| YAC | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |