| Acronym | Meaning |
| NACHGR | Natl. Advisory Council For Human Genome Res. |
| SIVB | Society For In Vitro Biology |
| GLARGG | Great Lakes Regional Genetics Group |
| INRIA | French Natl. Inst. For Research In Computer Science And Control |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| CEPH | Centre D'Etude Du Polymorphisme Humain |
| GESTEC | Genome Science And Technology Center |
| GSDB | Genome Sequence Data Base |
| CATCMB/CUA | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology/Catholic Univ. Of America |
| IJCAI | International Joint Conference On Artificial Intelligence |