| Acronym | Meaning |
| GPI | Genetics And Public Issues Program |
| BAC | Bacterial Artificial Chromosome |
| GRC | Gordon Res. Conf. |
| ISONG | Intl. Soc. Of Nurses In Genet. |
| MOU | Memorandum Of Understanding |
| IMA | Institute For Mathematics And Its Applications |
| SASE | Sample Sequencing |
| PFGE | Pulsed-field Gel Electrophresis |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| GAS | Genome Automation System |