Dear lazyweb, is the popular nucleotide pronounced gua-nine

Dear lazyweb, is the popular nucleotide pronounced gua-nine or gu-an-ine? pjf (1) - posted 2 years, 6 months ago via Twitter - 6 Replies

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"gua-nine". Interesting DNA/film fact: the movie title GATTACA is itself a mini DNA sequence (from guanine, adenine, thymine, cytosine) tyronotron (0) - 2 years, 6 months ago via Twitter - Add Comment

gua-nine, I think, with accent on the first syllable ^EB thegeekshare (0) - 2 years, 6 months ago via Twitter - Add Comment

I concur: two syllables. Think guano is its etymology, so Spanish rules apply. futzle (0) - 2 years, 6 months ago via Twitter - Add Comment

In my world it has always been "gwa-nine" virtualsue (0) - 2 years, 6 months ago via Twitter - Add Comment

I say 'gua-neen' (Ph.D. biologist once-upon-a-time, FWIW; also, American) genehack (0) - 2 years, 6 months ago via Twitter - Add Comment

always heard it as gua-nine in my classes (admittedly crazy Canadians) domino_eq2 (0) - 2 years, 6 months ago via Twitter - Add Comment

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