| Acronym | Meaning |
| CEPH | Centre D'Etude Du Polymorphisme Humain |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| RH | Radiation Hybrid |
| ERDA | Energy Research And Development Administration |
| AACR | American Association For Cancer Research |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| ICHG | International Congress Of Human Genetics |
| FISH | Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization |
| CASSS | California Separation Science Society |