Translocate


verb (used with object), translocated, translocating.
1.
to move or transfer from one place to another; cause to change location; displace; dislocate.
verb
1.
(transitive) to move; displace

translocate trans·lo·cate (trāns-lō’kāt’, trānz-)
v. trans·lo·cat·ed, trans·lo·cat·ing, trans·lo·cates

To change from one place or one position to another; to displace.

To transfer a chromosomal segment to a new position; to cause to undergo translocation.

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