| Acronym | Meaning |
| CORN | Council Of Regional Networks For Genetic Services |
| ASIS | American Society For Information Science |
| CIOMS | Council For International Organizations Of Medical Sciences |
| NORD | National Organization For Rare Disorders |
| NHGRI | Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst. |
| PG | Plant Genome |
| HMDP | Homology Database |
| BTCI | BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| NAS | Natl. Academy Of Sciences |