| Acronym | Meaning |
| CATCMB/CUA | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology/Catholic Univ. Of America |
| TIGR | The Inst. For Genomic Research |
| IBC | International Business Communications |
| ACE | Angiotensin-converting Enzyme |
| EUCIB | European Collaborative Interspecific Backcross |
| NICHD | National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development |
| RFLP | Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| ACEDB | A C. Elegans Database |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| AACC | American Association For Clinical Chemistry |