| Acronym | Meaning |
| GRC | Gordon Res. Conf. |
| UICM | Univ. Of Illinois College Of Medicine |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| SNRNP | Small Nuclear Ribonucleo Protein Particle |
| ORAU | Oak Ridge Associated Universities |
| SIVB | Society For In Vitro Biology |
| BCM | Baylor College Of Medicine |
| ANGIS | Australian National Genomic Info. Service |
| GSDB | Genome Sequence Data Base |
| GAS | Genome Automation System |