Gua may refer to:

Biology

* GUA, a

codon The genetic code is the set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded within genetic material ( DNA or RNA sequences of nucleotide triplets, or codons) into proteins. Translation is accomplished by the ribosome, which links ...

for the amino acid

valine Valine (symbol Val or V) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated −NH3+ form under biological conditions), an α- carboxylic acid group (which is in the deprotonat ...

* Gua or

Guanine Guanine () ( symbol G or Gua) is one of the four main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA, the others being adenine, cytosine, and thymine (uracil in RNA). In DNA, guanine is paired with cytosine. The guanine nucleoside is called ...

, a nucleobase found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA

Telecommunications

* GUA, Global Unicast Address

Languages

Gua language Gua (Gwa) is a Guang language spoken in many parts of Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders w ...

, a Guang language of coastal Ghana * ISO 639:gua, the Shiki language of northern Nigeria

Music

* ''Gua'', a 2004 album by

Emmanuel Jal Emmanuel Jal (born Jal Jok 1 January 1980) is a South Sudanese-Canadian artist, actor, former child soldier, and political activist. His autobiography, ''War Child: A Child Soldier's Story'', was published in 2009. Childhood Jal was born to ...

* "Guá", a track on the 1975 album '' Jóia'' by Caetano Veloso *"Gua Time", hit song by the 80's boy band Mancha Manchew

People

* Gua Ah-leh (born 1944), Chinese actress and singer *

Alan Gua Alan Gua ( mn, Алун гуа, ''Alun gua'', ''lit. "Alun the Beauty"''. ''Gua'' or ''Guva/Quwa'' means ''beauty'' in Mongolian) is a mythical figure from ''The Secret History of the Mongols'', eleven generations after the grey wolf and the whit ...

, a mythical figure from ''The Secret History of the Mongols'' * Ali Gua Gua, former member of Argentine band

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Places

Gúa Gúa is one of fifteen parishes (administrative divisions) in Somiedo, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It is in size, with a population of 138 (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: ...

, a parish in Somiedo, Asturias, Spain * Guà, a commune in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy *

Gua, Jharkhand Gua is a census town in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is a mining township situated in the Chotanagpur Plateau. The mines are operated by the Steel Authority of India Limited and are linked to IISCO at Bu ...

, a census town in India *

Gua (Tanzanian ward) Gua may refer to: Biology * GUA, a codon for the amino acid valine * Gua or Guanine, a nucleobase found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA Telecommunications * GUA, Global Unicast Address Languages * Gua language, a Guang language of coast ...

, a ward in Chunya District, Tanzania * GUA, IOC and UNDP

country codes Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes ( geocodes) developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The term ...

for Guatemala * GUA, station code for Guadalupe station, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States * MX-GUA, the ISO 3166-2 code for the Mexican state of Guanajuato *Gua, a pub in Manchester known for its "special Gua evenings" * GUA, IATA code for La Aurora International Airport, serving Guatemala City * GUA, station code for Guaianases on Line 11 (Coral) in São Paulo, Brazil * Gua, a subdistrict of

Lipis District The Lipis District is a district located in north-west of Pahang, Malaysia. The district covers an area of 5,198 km2. Lipis district is bordered by Cameron Highlands and Perak on the west, Jerantut on the east, Kelantan and Raub on the nort ...

in Pahang, Malaysia * Le Gua (disambiguation), the name of two different communes in France

Other uses

* '' Growing Up Absurd'', 1960 book by Paul Goodman *

Gua (chimpanzee) Gua was a chimpanzee raised as though she were a human child by scientists Luella and Winthrop Kellogg alongside their infant son Donald. Gua was the first chimpanzee to be used in a cross-rearing study in the US. Gua was born on November 15, 193 ...

(1930–1933), a chimpanzee raised as though she were a human child * Gua, an alien race in the Canadian TV series '' First Wave''