| cDNA | Complementary DNA |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleicacid |
| FSA | Finite state automaton (CS) | HMM | Hidden Markov model |
| MALDI | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| RFLP | Restriction fragment length polymorphism |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| snRNP | Small nuclear ribonucleoproteins |
| TOF | Time of flight (mass spectrometry) |
| YAC | Yeast artificial chromosome |