| Acronym | Meaning |
| CSHL | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
| MBL | Marine Biological Laboratory |
| YAC | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |
| CM | Centimorgan |
| NASA | Natl. Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| IJCAI | International Joint Conference On Artificial Intelligence |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| NABT | Natl. Assoc. Of Biology Teachers |
| CDNA | Complementary DNA |
| CCD | Charged Coupled Device |