| Acronym | Meaning |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| PG | Plant Genome |
| ATP | Advanced Technology Program |
| ISONG | Intl. Soc. Of Nurses In Genet. |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| SHOM | Sequencing By Hybridization On Matrices |
| SNRNP | Small Nuclear Ribonucleo Protein Particle |
| SNL | Sandia National Laboratory |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |
| FCM | Flow Cytometry |