TRANSLOCATION

translocation

(noun) (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts; “translocations can result in serious congenital disorders”

translocation

(noun) the transport of dissolved material within a plant

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

translocation (plural translocations)

Removal of things from one place to another; displacement; substitution of one thing for another.

(genetics) A transfer of a chromosomal segment to a new position, especially on a nonhomologous chromosome; the segment so transferred.

(biochemistry) A transfer of a molecule through a membrane.

Anagrams

• cotranslation, transcolation, triacontanols

Source: Wiktionary

Trans`lo*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. trans- + location.]

Definition: removal of things from one place to another; substitution of one thing for another. There happened certain translocations at the deluge. Woodward.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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