| Acronym | Meaning |
| NLGLP | National Laboratory Gene Library Project |
| QDFM | Quantitative DNA Fiber Mapping |
| IARC | International Agency For Research On Cancer |
| ASCB | American Society For Cell Biology |
| SBH | Sequencing By Hybridization |
| SIMS | Societal Institute Of The Mathematical Sciences |
| CHI | Cambridge Healthtech Inst. |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| AGSG | Alliance Of Genetic Support Groups (now Genetic Alliance) |
| DIMACS | Center For Discrete Math. & Theoretical Comp. Sci. |