A pronunciation guide for bioinformatics terms.
Term | Pronunciation |
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adenine | /ˈædəniːn/ |
adenosine | /əˈdɛnəsiːn/ |
alanine | /ˈæləniːn/ |
amino acid | /əˈmiːnoʊ ˈæsɪd/ |
angstrom | /ˈæŋstrəm/ |
asparagine | /əˈspærədʒiːn/ |
aspartic acid | /əˈspɑːrtɪk ˈæsɪd/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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Bayes | /ˈbeɪz/ |
Bayesian | /ˈbeɪziən/ |
Bioconductor | /ˈbaɪoʊkəndʌktər/ |
bioinformatics | /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfərˈmætɪks/ |
BLAST | /ˈblæst/ |
Boolean | /ˈbuːliən/ |
Broad Institute | /ˈbroʊd ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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ClustalW | /ˈklʌstəl ˈdʌbəljuː/ |
computational | /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃənəl/ |
contig | /ˈkɒntɪɡ/ |
cytidine | /ˈsɪtɪdiːn/ |
cytosine | /ˈsaɪtəsiːn/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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Entrez | /ˈɒntreɪ/ |
epigenome | /ˌɛpɪˈdʒiːnoʊm/ |
epigenomic | /ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnoʊmɪk/ |
epigenomics | /ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnoʊmɪks/ |
exon | /ˈɛksɒn/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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FASTA | /ˈfæstə/ |
FASTQ | /ˈfæst ˈkjuː/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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GenBank | /ˈdʒɛnbæŋk/ |
genome | /ˈdʒiːnoʊm/ |
genomic | /dʒɪˈnoʊmɪk/ |
genomics | /dʒɪˈnoʊmɪks/ |
glutamate | /ˈɡluːtəmeɪt/ |
glutamic acid | /ɡluːˈtæmɪk ˈæsɪd/ |
glutamine | /ˈɡluːtəmiːn/ |
glycine | /ˈɡlaɪsiːn/ |
guanine | /ˈɡwɑːniːn/ |
guanosine | /ˈɡwɑːnəsiːn/ |
GUI | /ˈɡuːi/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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haplotype | /ˈhæplətaɪp/ |
HomoloGene | /həˈmɒlədʒiːn/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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Illumina | /ɪˈljuːmɪnə/ |
in silico | /ɪn ˈsɪlɪkoʊ/ |
intron | /ˈɪntrɒn/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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Kraken | /ˈkrækən/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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leucine | /ˈljuːsiːn/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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MEGAN | /ˈmɛɡən/ |
MetaCyc | /ˈmɛtəsaɪk/ |
metagenome | /ˌmɛtəˈdʒiːnoʊm/ |
metagenomic | /ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnoʊmɪk/ |
metagenomics | /ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnoʊmɪks/ |
MG-RAST | /ˈɛm ˈdʒiː ˈræst/ |
microarray | /ˈmaɪkroʊəreɪ/ |
microbiome | /ˌmaɪkroʊˈbaɪoʊm/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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nucleotide | /ˈnjuːkliətaɪd/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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ontology | /ɒnˈtɒlədʒi/ |
ortholog | /ˈɔːrθəlɒɡ/ |
orthologous | /ɔːrˈθɒləɡəs/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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palindrome | /ˈpælɪndroʊm/ |
peptide | /ˈpɛptaɪd/ |
Pfam | /ˈpiːfæm/ |
Phred | /ˈfrɛd/ |
phylogenetic | /ˌfaɪlədʒɪˈnɛtɪk/ |
phylogenetics | /ˌfaɪlədʒɪˈnɛtɪks/ |
phylogeny | /faɪˈlɒdʒɪni/ |
protein | /ˈproʊtiːn/ |
proteome | /ˈproʊtioʊm/ |
proteomic | /ˌproʊtiˈoʊmɪk/ |
proteomics | /ˌproʊtiˈoʊmɪks/ |
pseudogene | /ˈsjuːdədʒiːn/ |
PubMed | /ˈpʌbmɛd/ |
purine | /ˈpjʊəriːn/ |
pyrimidine | /pɪˈrɪmɪdiːn/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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query | /ˈkwɪəri/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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sequence | /ˈsiːkwəns/ |
sequencer | /ˈsiːkwənsər/ |
Swiss-Prot | /ˈswɪsprɒt/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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thymidine | /ˈθaɪmɪdiːn/ |
thymine | /ˈθaɪmiːn/ |
Trimmomatic | /ˌtrɪməˈmætɪk/ |
Term | Pronunciation |
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UniProt | /ˈjuːnɪprɒt/ |
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