A pronunciation guide for bioinformatics terms.
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|
| 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/ |
| 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/
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/