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trans·lo·ca·tion

translocation

 
pronunciation:
traenz lo keI shn
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a movement or transference from one place to another.
definition 2: in genetics, the movement of a segment of chromosome to a new position on the same chromosome or a different chromosome, or the modified chromosome that results from this movement.
definition 3: in botany, the movement of water and dissolved nutrients from one part of a plant to another.