transposition

transposition definition - medical

trans·po·si·tion (trănsˌpə-zĭshˈən)

noun
  1. Removal from one place to another.
  2. The state of being transposed or of being on the wrong side of the body.
  3. Transfer of a segment of DNA to a new position on the same or another chromosome, plasmid, or cell.

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