| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASIP | American Society For Investigative Pathologists |
| SCW | Single-chromosome Workshop |
| MGC | Mouse Genome Conference |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| HMDP | Homology Database |
| WCCS | Workshop On Complete CDNA Sequencing |
| NORD | National Organization For Rare Disorders |
| HERAC | Health And Environmental Research Advisory Committee |
| HGP | Human Genome Project |
| STS | Sequence-tagged Site |