TRANSLOCATE

translocate

(verb) move from one place to another, especially of wild animals; “The endangered turtles were translocated to a safe environment”

translocate

(verb) transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

translocate (third-person singular simple present translocates, present participle translocating, simple past and past participle translocated)

(transitive) To displace, or move from one place to another.

(genetics, transitive, of a chromosomal segment) To cause to undergo translocation.

(biochemistry, transitive) To cause to undergo translocation, usually a transition through a membrane.

Anagrams

• cotranslate, transcolate

Source: Wiktionary



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