| Acronym | Meaning |
| EMBL | European Mol. Biol. Lab. |
| IBI | Institute For Biotechnology Information |
| NBAC | Natl. Bioethics Advisory Commission |
| RECOMB | Conference On Computational Molecular Biology |
| RARA | Retinoic Acid Receptor |
| GRC | Gordon Res. Conf. |
| RFLP | Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| ICPEMC | International Commission On Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| EMS | Environmental Mutagen Society |