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# How to pronounce "retrogene" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/rɛtrɒdʒɛn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **re·tro·gene**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: A piece of DNA reverse transcribed from mRNA inserted into a random place in the genome.

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (7 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "retrogene" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "It’s caused by a mutant gene called a retrogene. A retrogene forms when the usual system for building proteins doesn’t go as planned. In a normal case, a gene, made of DNA, is transcribed into a molecule called messenger RNA, or mRNA."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTCoW7O2Yps&t=65s)

### Example 2
> "The same retrogene that gives dogs their adorable waddle is also linked with spinal disease that can cause pain and neurological damage,"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTCoW7O2Yps&t=191s)

### Example 3
> "But it’s become a retrogene and copied itself back into the genome -- more than once."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTCoW7O2Yps&t=132s)

### Example 4
> "There’s one of these retrogenes on chromosome 12, and one on chromosome 18."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTCoW7O2Yps&t=137s)

### Example 5
> "It’s caused by a mutant gene called a retrogene."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTCoW7O2Yps&t=63s)

### Example 6
> "Specifically, there are multiple retrogenes derived from a gene called FGF4."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTCoW7O2Yps&t=117s)

### Example 7
> "Multiple genes can cause dwarfism in dogs, but in corgis, and corgi mixes, dwarfism is caused by a retrogene."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTCoW7O2Yps&t=111s)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "retrogene" correctly?
"retrogene" is pronounced `/rɛtrɒdʒɛn/`. Syllable breakdown: **re·tro·gene**.

### What does "retrogene" mean in context?
A piece of DNA reverse transcribed from mRNA inserted into a random place in the genome.

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