| Acronym | Meaning |
| NRSA | National Research Service Award |
| SCAN | Sequence Comparison ANalysis Program |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| CTG | Trinucleotide Repeat |
| NIGMS | National Institute Of General Medical Sciences |
| CCM | Chromosome Coordinating Meeting |
| NABT | Natl. Assoc. Of Biology Teachers |
| ORISE | Oak Ridge Inst. For Science And Education |
| SERGG | Southeast Regional Genetics Group |
| ACEDB | A C. Elegans Database |