Pronunciation of 'Genome-wide association study'
The term 'Genome-wide association study' refers to a research method used to identify genetic variants associated with specific traits or diseases across the entire genome. It is pronounced as 'jee-NOHM-wahyd uh-SOH-see-ey-shuhn stuh-dee' in English (en-US).
The term originates from the fields of genetics and epidemiology, combining 'genome' (the complete set of genes or genetic material in an organism) with 'association study' (a type of study that looks for statistical associations between genetic variants and traits).
Pronunciation Details
English (United States)
A research approach used to scan the entire genome for genetic variants associated with specific traits or diseases.
Pronounced as 'jee-NOHM-wahyd uh-SOH-see-ey-shuhn stuh-dee'. 'Genome' starts with 'jee' as in 'gene', 'wide' rhymes with 'ride', 'association' has stress on 'so', and 'study' ends with 'dee'.