translocation
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"Translocation is only a temporary solution," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2023
Translocation happens when, for example, a developer wants to build a housing project or turn desert fields into solar panels.
From Salon • Dec. 12, 2022
Translocation is also enormously expensive, and securing the parks requires its own massive investment — the group now has the largest counter-poaching force of any private organization on the continent, around 1,000 rangers.
From Washington Post • May 18, 2018
Translocation occurs when part of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
Translocation will become less of a viable solution and more of a flash point, as greater numbers of animals are moved.
From Forbes • Jun. 8, 2011
Vocabulary lists containing translocation
Genetics - Middle School
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Genetics - High School
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