| Acronym | Meaning |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| FTICR | Fourier Transform Ioncyclotron Resonance |
| MBL | Marine Biological Laboratory |
| GLARGG | Great Lakes Regional Genetics Group |
| YAC | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |
| SCI | Society Of Chemical Industry |
| UICM | Univ. Of Illinois College Of Medicine |
| GRAIL | Gene Recognition And Analysis Internet Link |
| MOU | Memorandum Of Understanding |
| RLGS | Restriction Landmark Genomic Scanning |