| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISQL | Interactive Standard Query Language |
| MGC | Mouse Genome Conference |
| SCE | School Of Continuing Education |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| GDB | Genome Database |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| ABIC | Agricultural Biotechnology Intl. Conf. |
| ORAU | Oak Ridge Associated Universities |
| OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |