| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCD | Mouse Cytogenetic Database |
| EDS | Electronic Data Submission |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| ABIC | Agricultural Biotechnology Intl. Conf. |
| EL.B.A. | ELectronics And Biotechnology Advanced |
| MRC | Medical Research Council |
| RLGS | Restriction Landmark Genomic Scanning |
| BER | Biological And Environmental Research |
| NLGLP | National Laboratory Gene Library Project |
| CSHL | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |