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to translocate

to translocate

9.9
To move a part of a chromosome to a new place, often on another chromosome
  • verb
  • /ˌtrænzloʊˈkeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : translocar
  • Scientists were able to translocate the gene segment to a different chromosome for further study.

Examples

  • It does not translocate into the pollen or the blooms though.

  • So that what what might happen after this is that a whole chunk of this chromosome is TRANSLOC translocated over to this chromosome here.

  • The researchers aimed to translocate the DNA sequences to understand the effects on cell function.

  • In their experiment, they managed to translocate specific chromosomal regions between various organisms.

How Disruptive

frameshift
  • Specialized
9.6
to translocate
  • Specialized
9.9
deletion
  • Specialized
3 6.7
point mutation
  • Specialized
1 6.0
nonsynonymous
  • Specialized
9.3
missense
  • Specialized
9.8

Surface Forms

translocate infinitive
translocated past
translocated past participle
translocating present participle
translocates third person singular

Morphology

translocate = locate (semi-transparent) = trans + locate

Morphologically clear as 'trans-' + 'locate', but the chromosomal sense is technical and requires domain knowledge beyond basic word-formation.

Etymology

Translocate comes from the parts trans- 'across' and locate 'to place', the same root as location; imagine moving a small block from one shelf to another across the room. So, in genetics, to translocate means to move a piece of a chromosome to a new position, often on a different chromosome.