| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAIP | American Association Of Investigative Pathologists |
| CCM | Chromosome Coordinating Meeting |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| GRAIL | Gene Recognition And Analysis Internet Link |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| SQL | Standard Query Language |
| ICPEMC | International Commission On Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |