| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| CHOP | Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
| ISONG | Intl. Soc. Of Nurses In Genet. |
| BSCS | Biological Sciences Curriculum Study |
| CONTIG | Consortium Of Teachers In Genetics |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| ACEDB | A C. Elegans Database |
| HGMIS | Human Genome Management Information System |
| MBL | Marine Biological Laboratory |
| DDBJ | DNA Data Bank Of Japan |