Do you think "Atoh" most likely to be pronounced as /ætəu/?

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Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have shown that introducing a gene called Atoh1 into the cochleae of young mice can induce the formation of extra sensory hair cells.
 
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I would pronounce them as individual letters. (Not a geneticist)
 

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Yes it is possible. Another possibility: a-toh, with the first vowel being a schwa.
 

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And I would have said "ay (rhymes with hay)-toe." So I guess we need a scientist.
 

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I would pronounce them as individual letters. (Not a geneticist)

That's how I would pronounce it as well since it's an abbreviation for Atonal homolog 1. Making one word out of it could cause some confusion, so I would just say A.T.O.H. 1.
 
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