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
translocation
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- protein: Nuclear translocation - In every known clock, a key step is the translocation of a protein from the cytoplasm into the nucleus.
- specie: There are international criteria concerning the translocation of species which had to be satisfied.
Converse of object
- associate: Promote local byelaws to prevent the use of livebait and associated translocation of fish into vendace waters and their catchments.
- have: Almost a third of adult patients have a specific chromosome translocation; " Philadelphia Positive " ALL.
- carry: Ms Tims asks if carrying this balanced translocation means that she is ill?
- call: Research showed that there had been an exchange of material between chromosomes 9 and 22 - called a translocation.
Adjective modifier
- chromosomal: Where trisomy 18 is caused by an unbalanced chromosomal translocation, chromosomal analysis should be carried out on both parents.
- unbalanced: Parental chromosome analysis should be offered where trisomy 13 is due to an unbalanced translocation.
- macular: Macular translocation for a patient with age-related macular degeneration.
- reciprocal: I had what was known as a balanced reciprocal translocation, involving chromosomes 8 and 12.
- balanced: Figure 2 - Array analysis of derivative chromosomes from a balanced translocation.
- bacterial: Thus patients should be recommended to use such pastes to reduce the risk of bacterial translocation.
Modifies a noun
- breakpoint: Subsequently, I was awarded an Imperial Cancer Research Trust fellowship to clone the translocation breakpoint causing Ewing's Sarcoma.
- pathway: Gram negative bacteria have evolved a number of different protein translocation pathways across the outer membrane.
- project: How many more years will the translocation project run for?
- attempt: If appropriate, undertake three experimental translocation attempts by 2005.
Noun used with modifier
- chromosome: Almost a third of adult patients have a specific chromosome translocation; " Philadelphia Positive " ALL.
- habitat: Habitat translocation a best practice guide is based on the results of an extensive review of habitat translocation projects.
- protein: Gram negative bacteria have evolved a number of different protein translocation pathways across the outer membrane.
- proton: For functional studies we reconstitute purified enzyme into liposomes, to analyze coupling between electron transfer and proton translocation.
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