NOUN | process | translocation | the transport of dissolved material within a plant |
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process | translocation | (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts |
Meaning | The transport of dissolved material within a plant. | |
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Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
Meaning | (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts. | |
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Example | "translocations can result in serious congenital disorders" | |
Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
Spanish | translocación | |
Catalan | translocació | |
Verbs | translocate | transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position |
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