| Acronym | Meaning |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| RARA | Retinoic Acid Receptor |
| OSU | Oregon State University |
| CEPH | Centre D'Etude Du Polymorphisme Humain |
| IOR | Institute Of Religion |
| BAC | Bacterial Artificial Chromosome |
| ASM | American Society For Microbiology |
| NACHGR | Natl. Advisory Council For Human Genome Res. |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| HGMIS | Human Genome Management Information System |