Translocation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Translocation is a noun meaning Removal of things from one place to another; displacement; substitution of one thing for another.
Meaning
Removal of things from one place to another; displacement; substitution of one thing for another.
More Meanings
- (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.
Example Sentences
There happen'd certain translocations at the deluge.
By taking users to places where they would or could not really go, the technology offered empathy or awe via translocation.
Word Forms
- translocations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transfer, transport, travel, displacement, transportation, carriage.
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