| Acronym | Meaning |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| OSU | Oregon State University |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| SCAN | Sequence Comparison ANalysis Program |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| SSLP | Single-sequence Length Polymorphism |
| SIMS | Societal Institute Of The Mathematical Sciences |
| CCD | Charged Coupled Device |
| NASA | Natl. Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| JGI | Joint Genome Institute |