Talk:Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I

Latest comment: 5 years ago by Tony 1212 in topic How do you deal with this?

How do you deal with this? edit

CO1 meaning Cytochrome oxidase subunit one or COI which is cytochrome oxidase sub unit I (as in letter I)? What's the proper way? Both? Let us say I am lecturing in an international convention. scientifically-wise, which is right?112.207.137.124 (talk) 11:45, 14 April 2015 (UTC)Reply

Both are correct in that in the form "COI", the letter I is used as a roman numeral (subunit I, subunit II) so should still be pronounced "subunit one", although the mixture of "English" capitals and "latin" numerals is non-obvious (and unfortunate). The literature seems evenly divided between "CO1" and COI" at this time. I do not attend barcoding conventions but would be interested to hear whether speakers pronounce the two variant spellings the same or not... Tony 1212 (talk) 00:31, 6 August 2018 (UTC)Reply