| Acronym | Meaning |
| BACR | British Association For Cancer Research |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| RAPD | Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA |
| ISONG | Intl. Soc. Of Nurses In Genet. |
| HELSRD | Health Effects And Life Science Research Division |
| DM | Myotonic Dystrophy |
| ABI | Applied Biosystems |
| SNRNP | Small Nuclear Ribonucleo Protein Particle |
| CCM | Chromosome Coordinating Meeting |
| GLARGG | Great Lakes Regional Genetics Group |