| Acronym | Meaning |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| NLGLP | National Laboratory Gene Library Project |
| IBC | International Business Communications |
| HGCC | Human Genome Coordinating Committee |
| GMD | Genomic Map Design |
| NACHGR | Natl. Advisory Council For Human Genome Res. |
| WLMG | Wellcome Laboratory For Molecular Genetics |
| NIST | Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technology |
| ERI | Eleanor Roosevelt Institute |