translocation

A noun referring to the movement of dissolved substances within a plant, or in genetics, the exchange of segments between chromosomes.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Verlagerung gelöster Stoffe innerhalb einer Pflanze bezeichnet oder in der Genetik den Austausch von Chromosomenabschnitten.

1. Plant transport C1 formal scientific

   The movement of dissolved nutrients and other substances within a plant, typically through the phloem.

   • Translocation of sugars from leaves to roots is essential for plant growth.
   • The experiment measured the rate of translocation in the phloem.
   • Translocation allows plants to distribute energy to all parts.

   🇩🇪Stofftransport in der Pflanze

2. Chromosomal rearrangement C2 formal scientific

   A genetic mutation where a segment of a chromosome breaks off and attaches to a different chromosome.

   • The translocation of genetic material can cause certain disorders.
   • Scientists identified a translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22.
   • This translocation is linked to a specific type of leukemia.

   🇩🇪Chromosomale Translokation

• translocations plural form
• translocations' possessive plural form
• translocation's possessive singular form