| Acronym | Meaning |
| EORTC | European Organization For Research And Treatment Of Cancer |
| SIB | Society For Industrial Biology |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| RAPD | Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA |
| AEC | Atomic Energy Commission |
| GSDB | Genome Sequence Data Base |
| FISH | Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization |
| SSLP | Single-sequence Length Polymorphism |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| NICHD | National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development |