| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABI | Applied Biosystems |
| SBH | Sequencing By Hybridization |
| NEH | National Endowment For The Humanities |
| MALDI | Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization |
| GBASE | Genome Database Of The Mouse |
| ASCI | American Society For Clinical Investigation |
| GMD | Genomic Map Design |
| HGP | Human Genome Project |
| ORDA | NIH Office Of Recombinant DNA Activities |
| AIBS | Am. Inst. Of Biol. Soc. |