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translocation
translocation definition
trans·lo·ca·tion (trans′lō kā′s̸hən, tranz′-)
noun
- an act or instance of translocating
- Bot. the transport of organic food materials in solution through tissues from one part of a plant to another
- Genetics the transfer of a portion of a chromosome to a new location in the chromosome or into another chromosome
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