| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESHG | European Society Of Human Genetics |
| WCCS | Workshop On Complete CDNA Sequencing |
| STS | Sequence-tagged Site |
| ABIC | Agricultural Biotechnology Intl. Conf. |
| HERAC | Health And Environmental Research Advisory Committee |
| CATCMB | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology |
| KB | Kilobase |
| MCD | Mouse Cytogenetic Database |
| DDBJ | DNA Data Bank Of Japan |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |