| Acronym | Meaning |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| SDC | San Diego Conference |
| GRAIL | Gene Recognition And Analysis Internet Link |
| CEPH | Centre D'Etude Du Polymorphisme Humain |
| RFLP | Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| PFGE | Pulsed-field Gel Electrophresis |
| IOR | Institute Of Religion |
| BP | Base Pair |
| HAEC | Human Artificial Episomal Chromosome |
| HERAC | Health And Environmental Research Advisory Committee |