| Acronym | Meaning |
| UCB | University Of California |
| GDB | Genome Database |
| WCCS | Workshop On Complete CDNA Sequencing |
| CE | Capillary Electrophoresis |
| FISH | Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| ASBMB | American Society For Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| ORAU | Oak Ridge Associated Universities |
| CIOMS | Council For International Organizations Of Medical Sciences |
| PG | Plant Genome |