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Genetics and evolutionary biology pronunciation guide

A pronunciation guide for genetics and evolutionary biology terms.

A

Arabidopsis /əˌræbɪˈdɒpsɪs/

Archaeplastida /ˌɑːrkiˈplæstɪdə/

C

Caenorhabditis /ˌsiːnoʊræbˈdaɪtɪs/

Caenorhabditis elegans /ˌsiːnoʊræbˈdaɪtɪs ˈɛlɪɡænz/

chromatid /ˈkroʊmətɪd/

chromosome /ˈkroʊməzoʊm, ˈkroʊməsoʊm/

clade /ˈkleɪd/

D

Drosophila /drəˈsɒfɪlə/

E

eukaryogenesis /juːˌkæriəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

M

metazoan /ˌmɛtəˈzoʊən/

S

symbiosis /ˌsɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs, ˌsɪmbiˈoʊsɪs/

T

taxa /ˈtæksə/

taxon /ˈtæksɒn/

telomere /ˈtiːləmɪər/

Term	Pronunciation
Arabidopsis	/əˌræbɪˈdɒpsɪs/
Archaeplastida	/ˌɑːrkiˈplæstɪdə/
Caenorhabditis	/ˌsiːnoʊræbˈdaɪtɪs/
Caenorhabditis elegans	/ˌsiːnoʊræbˈdaɪtɪs ˈɛlɪɡænz/
chromatid	/ˈkroʊmətɪd/
chromosome	/ˈkroʊməzoʊm, ˈkroʊməsoʊm/
clade	/ˈkleɪd/
Drosophila	/drəˈsɒfɪlə/
eukaryogenesis	/juːˌkæriəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
metazoan	/ˌmɛtəˈzoʊən/
symbiosis	/ˌsɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs, ˌsɪmbiˈoʊsɪs/
taxa	/ˈtæksə/
taxon	/ˈtæksɒn/
telomere	/ˈtiːləmɪər/

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