| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASIP | American Society For Investigative Pathologists |
| NEH | National Endowment For The Humanities |
| SSLP | Single-sequence Length Polymorphism |
| GDB | Genome Database |
| PG | Plant Genome |
| HGMIS | Human Genome Management Information System |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| CCM | Chromosome Coordinating Meeting |
| NASA | Natl. Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| NLGLP | National Laboratory Gene Library Project |