| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCI | Society Of Chemical Industry |
| EUCIB | European Collaborative Interspecific Backcross |
| IMACS | International Association For Mathematics And Computers In Simulation |
| UW | University Of Washington |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |
| NIST | Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technology |
| SCW | Single-chromosome Workshop |
| MOD | March Of Dimes |
| EMG | Encyclopedia Of The Mouse Genome |
| BP | Base Pair |