| Acronym | Meaning |
| GSA | Genetics Societies Of America |
| TIGR/NIST | The Inst. For Genomic Res./Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technol. |
| CONTIG | Consortium Of Teachers In Genetics |
| MOD | March Of Dimes |
| PAC | P1 Artificial Chromosome |
| IGES | International Genetics Epidemiology Societies |
| GMCRF | General Motors Cancer Res. Foundation |
| FEBS | Fed. Of Eur. Biochem. Soc. |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| AAIP | American Association Of Investigative Pathologists |