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# How to pronounce "subfunctionalization" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/sʌbfʌnktɪɒnælɪzæʃən/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **sub·fun·cti·o·na·li·za·ti·on**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- The independent specialization of the two gene copies formed by duplication.

### Example Sentences
- "reassign the jobs? How do you do that?" And one way you might do that is to do what biologists called subfunctionalization,"
- "new gene? Well, what happens a lot is that there's subfunctionalization. Here, these two genes, there's there's adult hemoglobin, I'll call it, and fetus"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "you might ask yourself, "But if they have a factory, so there's a number of jobs in that factory, and now you have more people, how do you reassign the jobs? How do you do that?" And one way you might do that is to do what biologists called subfunctionalization, which is you take one job and you divide it into subjobs. So, let's say one person was doing"
- **Watch at 21:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gPdKLSqwCk&t=1272s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "new gene? Well, what happens a lot is that there's subfunctionalization. Here, these two genes, there's there's adult hemoglobin, I'll call it, and fetus"
- **Watch at 22:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gPdKLSqwCk&t=1340s)


## How to Pronounce "subfunctionalization"

- **Syllables**: sub · fun · cti · o · na · li · za · ti · on
- **IPA**: `/sʌbfʌnktɪɒnælɪzæʃən/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[subfunctionalize](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subfunctionalize)


## Related Pronunciations

[sub](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sub), [suba](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/suba), [subabbot](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabbot), [subabdominal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabdominal), [subability](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subability), [subabortive](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabortive), [subabsolute](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabsolute), [subabul](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabul)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “subfunctionalization”?
“subfunctionalization” is pronounced /sʌbfʌnktɪɒnælɪzæʃən/ (sub · fun · cti · o · na · li · za · ti · on). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “subfunctionalization”?
“subfunctionalization” has 9 syllables: sub · fun · cti · o · na · li · za · ti · on.

### What does “subfunctionalization” mean?
The independent specialization of the two gene copies formed by duplication.

### How can I hear “subfunctionalization” used in real sentences?
This page has 2 real-world video examples of “subfunctionalization” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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