| Acronym | Meaning |
| RECOMB | Conference On Computational Molecular Biology |
| FISH | Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization |
| NCI | Natl. Cancer Institute |
| BSCS | Biological Sciences Curriculum Study |
| HMDP | Homology Database |
| FASEB | Federation Of American Societies For Experimental Biology |
| UMBC | University Of Maryland |
| EMS | Environmental Mutagen Society |
| PIR | Protein Info. Resource |
| ACMG | American College Of Medical Genet. |