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translocationOne entry found. Main Entry: trans·lo·ca·tion Pronunciation: \ˌtran(t)s-lō-ˈkā-shən, ˌtranz-\ Function: noun Date: 1624 : the act, process, or an instance of changing location or position: as a : the conduction of soluble material (as metabolic products) from one part of a plant to another b : transfer of part of a chromosome to a different position especially on a nonhomologous chromosome; especially : the exchange of parts between nonhomologous chromosomes — trans·lo·cate \ˈtran(t)s-lō-ˌkāt, ˈtranz-, (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈ, (ˌ)tranz-ˈ\ verb
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