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Bioinformatics pronunciation guide

A pronunciation guide for bioinformatics terms.

TermPronunciation
adenine/ˈædəniːn/
adenosine/əˈdɛnəsiːn/
alanine/ˈæləniːn/
amino acid/əˈmiːnoʊ ˈæsɪd/
angstrom/ˈæŋstrəm/
asparagine/əˈspærədʒiːn/
aspartic acid/əˈspɑːrtɪk ˈæsɪd/
Bayes/ˈbeɪz/
Bayesian/ˈbeɪziən/
Bioconductor/ˈbaɪoʊkəndʌktər/
bioinformatics/ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfərˈmætɪks/
BLAST/ˈblæst/
Boolean/ˈbuːliən/
Broad Institute/ˈbroʊd ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/
ClustalW/ˈklʌstəl ˈdʌbəljuː/
computational/ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃənəl/
contig/ˈkɒntɪɡ/
cytidine/ˈsɪtɪdiːn/
cytosine/ˈsaɪtəsiːn, ˈsaɪtəziːn/
Entrez/ˈɒntreɪ/
epigenome/ˌɛpɪˈdʒiːnoʊm/
epigenomic/ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnoʊmɪk/
epigenomics/ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnoʊmɪks/
exon/ˈɛksɒn/
FASTA/ˈfæstə/
FASTQ/ˈfæst ˈkjuː/
GenBank/ˈdʒɛnbæŋk/
genome/ˈdʒiːnoʊm/
genomic/dʒɪˈnoʊmɪk/
genomics/dʒɪˈnoʊmɪks/
glutamate/ˈɡluːtəmeɪt/
glutamic acid/ɡluːˈtæmɪk ˈæsɪd/
glutamine/ˈɡluːtəmiːn/
glycine/ˈɡlaɪsiːn/
guanine/ˈɡwɑːniːn/
guanosine/ˈɡwɑːnəsiːn/
GUI/ˈɡuːi/
haplotype/ˈhæplətaɪp/
HomoloGene/həˈmɒlədʒiːn/
Illumina/ɪˈljuːmɪnə/
in silico/ɪn ˈsɪlɪkoʊ/
intron/ˈɪntrɒn/
Kraken/ˈkrækən/
leucine/ˈljuːsiːn/
MEGAN/ˈmɛɡən/
MetaCyc/ˈmɛtəsaɪk/
metagenome/ˌmɛtəˈdʒiːnoʊm/
metagenomic/ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnoʊmɪk/
metagenomics/ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnoʊmɪks/
MG-RAST/ˈɛm ˈdʒiː ˈræst/
microarray/ˈmaɪkroʊəreɪ/
microbiome/ˌmaɪkroʊˈbaɪoʊm/
nucleotide/ˈnjuːkliətaɪd/
ontology/ɒnˈtɒlədʒi/
ortholog/ˈɔːrθəlɒɡ/
orthologous/ɔːrˈθɒləɡəs/
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/
query/ˈkwɪəri/
sequence/ˈsiːkwəns/
sequencer/ˈsiːkwənsər/
Swiss-Prot/ˈswɪsprɒt/
thymidine/ˈθaɪmɪdiːn/
thymine/ˈθaɪmiːn/
Trimmomatic/ˌtrɪməˈmætɪk/
UniProt/ˈjuːnɪprɒt/

A

adenine /ˈædəniːn/
adenosine /əˈdɛnəsiːn/
alanine /ˈæləniːn/
amino acid /əˈmiːnoʊ ˈæsɪd/
angstrom /ˈæŋstrəm/
asparagine /əˈspærədʒiːn/
aspartic acid /əˈspɑːrtɪk ˈæsɪd/

B

Bayes /ˈbeɪz/
Bayesian /ˈbeɪziən/
Bioconductor /ˈbaɪoʊkəndʌktər/
bioinformatics /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfərˈmætɪks/
BLAST /ˈblæst/
Boolean /ˈbuːliən/
Broad Institute /ˈbroʊd ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/

C

ClustalW /ˈklʌstəl ˈdʌbəljuː/
computational /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃənəl/
contig /ˈkɒntɪɡ/
cytidine /ˈsɪtɪdiːn/
cytosine /ˈsaɪtəsiːn, ˈsaɪtəziːn/

E

Entrez /ˈɒntreɪ/
epigenome /ˌɛpɪˈdʒiːnoʊm/
epigenomic /ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnoʊmɪk/
epigenomics /ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnoʊmɪks/
exon /ˈɛksɒn/

F

FASTA /ˈfæstə/
FASTQ /ˈfæst ˈkjuː/

G

GenBank /ˈdʒɛnbæŋk/
genome /ˈdʒiːnoʊm/
genomic /dʒɪˈnoʊmɪk/
genomics /dʒɪˈnoʊmɪks/
glutamate /ˈɡluːtəmeɪt/
glutamic acid /ɡluːˈtæmɪk ˈæsɪd/
glutamine /ˈɡluːtəmiːn/
glycine /ˈɡlaɪsiːn/
guanine /ˈɡwɑːniːn/
guanosine /ˈɡwɑːnəsiːn/
GUI /ˈɡuːi/

H

haplotype /ˈhæplətaɪp/
HomoloGene /həˈmɒlədʒiːn/

I

Illumina /ɪˈljuːmɪnə/
in silico /ɪn ˈsɪlɪkoʊ/
intron /ˈɪntrɒn/

K

Kraken /ˈkrækən/

L

leucine /ˈljuːsiːn/

M

MEGAN /ˈmɛɡən/
MetaCyc /ˈmɛtəsaɪk/
metagenome /ˌmɛtəˈdʒiːnoʊm/
metagenomic /ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnoʊmɪk/
metagenomics /ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnoʊmɪks/
MG-RAST /ˈɛm ˈdʒiː ˈræst/
microarray /ˈmaɪkroʊəreɪ/
microbiome /ˌmaɪkroʊˈbaɪoʊm/

N

nucleotide /ˈnjuːkliətaɪd/

O

ontology /ɒnˈtɒlədʒi/
ortholog /ˈɔːrθəlɒɡ/
orthologous /ɔːrˈθɒləɡəs/

P

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/

Q

query /ˈkwɪəri/

S

sequence /ˈsiːkwəns/
sequencer /ˈsiːkwənsər/
Swiss-Prot /ˈswɪsprɒt/

T

thymidine /ˈθaɪmɪdiːn/
thymine /ˈθaɪmiːn/
Trimmomatic /ˌtrɪməˈmætɪk/

U

UniProt /ˈjuːnɪprɒt/

See also

Big Sequence Logos
$29.99

A collection of large-format sequence logos.

Green Fluorescent Protein Poster, Technical Illustration, English-Labeled
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A poster featuring the green fluorescent protein structure.

Diborane Molecule Poster, Ball-and-Stick Model, Stylized, English-Labeled
$19.99

A poster featuring the ball-and-stick model (stylized) of the diborane molecule.

lemonade IPA Transcription Poster
$14.99

A poster featuring the phonetic transcription of "lemonade" in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

Platonic Solids Poster, English-Labeled
$19.99

A poster featuring the five Platonic solids.

Plasmid Map Generator

A tool to generate plasmid maps from GenBank files.

Scalable genomic alignment with Progressive Cactus

How progressive alignment makes it possible to efficiently align hundreds to thousands of large genomes.

Bioinformatics Crossword

A daily crossword puzzle for bioinformatics terms.

Awesome bioinformatics

A curated list of awesome resources on bioinformatics.

WikiPathways: A Wikipedia for biological pathways

An overview of the collaboratively edited structured pathway encyclopedia.

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