translocation
pronunciation
How to pronounce translocation in British English:
UK [ˌtrænsləʊ'keɪʃən]
How to pronounce translocation in American English:
US [ˌtrænsloʊ'keɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the transport of dissolved material within a plant
- (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts
Word Origin
- translocation (n.)
- "removal from one place to another," 1620s, from trans- + location.
Example
- 1. Chromosomal translocation is a kind of common chromosomal abnormality .
- 2. Pterygium ; self conjunctiva ; stem cells ; translocation .
- 3. Translocation could occur through an established medium .
- 4. Streaming is still the only hypothesis to account for translocation in fungus .
- 5. The transport of materials in plants is called translocation .