| Acronym | Meaning |
| GMCRF | General Motors Cancer Res. Foundation |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| ISTR | Institute For Science Training And Research |
| SIVB | Society For In Vitro Biology |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |
| TIGR | The Inst. For Genomic Research |
| EMG | Encyclopedia Of The Mouse Genome |
| HGP | Human Genome Project |