| Acronym | Meaning |
| UW | University Of Washington |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| RLGS | Restriction Landmark Genomic Scanning |
| TIGR/NIST | The Inst. For Genomic Res./Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technol. |
| ISQL | Interactive Standard Query Language |
| DHHS | Dept. Of Health And Human Services |
| EDS | Electronic Data Submission |
| MGC | Mouse Genome Conference |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| IMA | Institute For Mathematics And Its Applications |