| Acronym | Meaning |
| MB | Megabase |
| RLGS | Restriction Landmark Genomic Scanning |
| CCD | Charged Coupled Device |
| CATCMB | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology |
| ASBMB | American Society For Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| CDC | Centers For Disease Control |
| UCLA | University Of California |
| DDBJ | DNA Data Bank Of Japan |
| ICES | International Council Of Electrophoresis Societies |
| GRAIL | Gene Recognition And Analysis Internet Link |