| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCM | Chromosome Coordinating Meeting |
| NBAC | Natl. Bioethics Advisory Commission |
| FASEB | Federation Of American Societies For Experimental Biology |
| IMAGE | Integrated Molecular Analysis Of Gene Expression |
| GBASE | Genome Database Of The Mouse |
| OPRR | Office Of Protection From Res. Risks |
| SCW | Single-chromosome Workshop |
| UC | University Of California |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| NASA | Natl. Aeronautics And Space Administration |