| Acronym | Meaning |
| EUCIB | European Collaborative Interspecific Backcross |
| CFF | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
| CHOP | Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
| USDA | U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture |
| ICES | International Council Of Electrophoresis Societies |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| FVEA | Fundacion Valenciana De Estudios Avanzados |
| NLGLP | National Laboratory Gene Library Project |
| MMRF | Marshfield Medical Research Foundation |
| UMBC | University Of Maryland |