| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIBS | Am. Inst. Of Biol. Soc. |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| BSCS | Biological Sciences Curriculum Study |
| NCGR | National Center For Genome Resources |
| PAC | P1 Artificial Chromosome |
| ISONG | Intl. Soc. Of Nurses In Genet. |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| HMDP | Homology Database |
| BP | Base Pair |
| ACE | Angiotensin-converting Enzyme |