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translocation

noun translocations

  1. countable, uncountable Removal of things from one place to another; displacement; substitution of one thing for another. There happen'd certain translocations at the deluge.
  2. countable, uncountable A transfer of a chromosomal segment to a new position, especially on a nonhomologous chromosome; the segment so transferred.
  3. countable, uncountable A transfer of a molecule through a membrane.

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noun displacement, substitution

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noun genetics: transfer of chromosomal segment

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"translocation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/translocation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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translocation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/translocation

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"translocation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/translocation.

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@misc{translocation_2026,
  title = {translocation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/translocation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}