| Acronym | Meaning |
| GESTEC | Genome Science And Technology Center |
| SCI | Society Of Chemical Industry |
| RARA | Retinoic Acid Receptor |
| UICM | Univ. Of Illinois College Of Medicine |
| IU | Indiana University |
| WLMG | Wellcome Laboratory For Molecular Genetics |
| EURESCO | European Research Conferences |
| MCD | Mouse Cytogenetic Database |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| PIR | Protein Info. Resource |