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translocation definition

trans·lo·ca·tion (trans′lō kā′s̸hən, 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

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