Definition of translocate
verb
[with object] chiefly technical move from one place to another:translocating rhinos to other reserves [no object]:the cell bodies translocate into the other side of the brain [with object] Physiology &
Biochemistry transport (a dissolved substance) within an organism, especially in the phloem of a plant, or actively across a cell membrane: acidic and basic residues are translocated across the membrane [no object]:the protein translocates to the membrane [with object] Genetics move (a portion of a chromosome) to a new position on the same or another chromosome: chromosomes become lost, duplicated, or translocated with a high frequency
