| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| NAS | Natl. Academy Of Sciences |
| CAE | Capillary Array Electrophoresis |
| NIGMS | National Institute Of General Medical Sciences |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| WCCS | Workshop On Complete CDNA Sequencing |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| ASIS | American Society For Information Science |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |