n.
Pronunciation: ˌ tran(t)s-l ō - ' k ā -sh ə n, ˌ tranz-
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 \ ' tran(t)s-l ō - ˌ k ā t, ' tranz-, ( ˌ )tran(t)s- ' , ( ˌ )tranz- ' \ verb