| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAIP | American Association Of Investigative Pathologists |
| BAC | Bacterial Artificial Chromosome |
| MRC | Medical Research Council |
| JGI | Joint Genome Institute |
| CONTIG | Consortium Of Teachers In Genetics |
| GAS | Genome Automation System |
| ORISE | Oak Ridge Inst. For Science And Education |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| PG | Plant Genome |