| Acronym | Meaning |
| FCM | Flow Cytometry |
| UCB | University Of California |
| GAS | Genome Automation System |
| MIMBD | Meet. On The Interconnection Of Mol. Biol. Databases |
| EDS | Electronic Data Submission |
| CCM | Chromosome Coordinating Meeting |
| MB | Megabase |
| SIMS | Societal Institute Of The Mathematical Sciences |
| EMS | Environmental Mutagen Society |
| NORD | National Organization For Rare Disorders |