translocation

(trans′lō kās̸hən, tranz′-)

noun

  1. an act or instance of translocating
  2. Bot. the transport of organic food materials in solution through tissues from one part of a plant to another
  3. Genetics the transfer of a portion of a chromosome to a new location in the chromosome or into another chromosome

See translocation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A change of location.
  2. Genetics
    a. A transfer of a chromosomal segment to a new position, especially on a nonhomologous chromosome.
    b. A chromosomal segment that is translocated.

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