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# How to pronounce "lethal gene" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/lθældʒɛn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **le·thal·gene**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "lethal gene" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "that is kept quiet in in laboratory conditions but then is activated once these mosquitoes are released so when males are released and the made with fil females uh their progeny is killed by the lethal Gene and therefore those fil Fales are virtually sterilized uh and then if this happens over a long period of time um and repeatedly then eventually that population can collapse and cannot transmit disease and there it's been very interesting to see what"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 37:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5US8Rcn5ID0&t=2239s)

### Example 2
> "when they released in paba they're going to find the females in the wild so all the wild females that are living in our house underneath a bed what they will do is they will copulate with them and they're going to transmit the lethal Gene to all their progeny so the babies when they are born uh in the wild they will um uh uh die during their development the testing Zone in pikik"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtqLHC-D_TI&t=67s)

### Example 3
> "Student: We know that his brother has a recessive version of the lethal gene, and therefore John is either"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 30:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4kiOnUW5a4&t=1816s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [lethal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/lethal), [gene](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/gene)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "lethal gene" correctly?
"lethal gene" is pronounced `/lθældʒɛn/`. Syllable breakdown: **le·thal·gene**.

### What does "lethal gene" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "lethal gene" in daily English.

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