| Acronym | Meaning |
| GBR | Global Business Research |
| CIOMS | Council For International Organizations Of Medical Sciences |
| RAPD | Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA |
| NABT | Natl. Assoc. Of Biology Teachers |
| PAC | P1 Artificial Chromosome |
| MCD | Mouse Cytogenetic Database |
| ORDA | NIH Office Of Recombinant DNA Activities |
| NCSU | North Carolina State University |
| ATP | Advanced Technology Program |
| FSHD | Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy |