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gwas

/ˈd͡ʒi.wɑs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
gwas
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒi.wɑs/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acronym of genome-wide association study, an analysis of allelic association for genes or genetic markers throughout a genome.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈd͡ʒi.wɑs/
  • British English: /ˈdʒiː.wɒs/

Inflected Forms

GWASs (plural) GWASes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

GWA

Questions

How do you pronounce gwas?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒi.wɑs/.
What does gwas mean?
Acronym of genome-wide association study, an analysis of allelic association for genes or genetic markers throughout a genome.

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