| Acronym | Meaning |
| MGC | Mouse Genome Conference |
| FISH | Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization |
| ASB | American Society For Biotechnology |
| INRIA | French Natl. Inst. For Research In Computer Science And Control |
| DIMACS | Center For Discrete Math. & Theoretical Comp. Sci. |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
| PG | Plant Genome |
| UMBC | University Of Maryland |
| GIST | Genome Informatics System Of Transputers |
| AGT | Association Of Genetic Technologists |