| Acronym | Meaning |
| GRC | Gordon Res. Conf. |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| AFMR | American Federation Of Medical Research |
| GSDB | Genome Sequence Data Base |
| ICHG | International Congress Of Human Genetics |
| HICSS | Hawaii Intl. Conf. On Systems Sci. |
| HSA | Human Serum Albumin |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| EMG | Encyclopedia Of The Mouse Genome |
| SCW | Single-chromosome Workshop |