| Acronym | Meaning |
| EUCIB | European Collaborative Interspecific Backcross |
| SSLP | Single-sequence Length Polymorphism |
| PRIM&R | Public Responsibility In Medicine & Research |
| CIMB | Center For International Meeting On Biology |
| OBER | Office Of Biological And Environmental Research |
| RLGS | Restriction Landmark Genomic Scanning |
| FTICR | Fourier Transform Ioncyclotron Resonance |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| IBF | International Business Forum |
| AAI | American Association Of Immunologists |