| Acronym | Meaning |
| STS | Sequence-tagged Site |
| ICES | International Council Of Electrophoresis Societies |
| HAEC | Human Artificial Episomal Chromosome |
| SCI | Society Of Chemical Industry |
| SSR | Simple Sequence Repeat |
| HERAC | Health And Environmental Research Advisory Committee |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| PG | Plant Genome |
| ABI | Applied Biosystems |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |