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Verb: translocate  'tranz-low,keyt
  1. Move from one place to another, especially of wild animals
    "The endangered turtles were translocated to a safe environment"
     
  2. Transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
    "The genetic mutation translocated part of chromosome 4 to chromosome 8"

Derived forms: translocated, translocates, translocating

Type of: shift, transfer

Encyclopedia: Translocate