| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELSI | Ethical |
| YAC | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |
| USDA | U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| GBASE | Genome Database Of The Mouse |
| CIRB | Colorado Institute For Research In Biotechnology |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| ESHG | European Society Of Human Genetics |
| MRC | Medical Research Council |
| ACS | American Chemical Society |