Glossary Term:

Title

translocation

Phonetic

<b>tranz</b>-low-<b>KAY</b>-shun

Description

Genetic material that is not in its normal place, as when DNA from one chromosome breaks off and gets attached to a different chromosome. Translocations might be responsible for diseases such as leukemia, breast cancer, schizophrenia, muscular dystrophy, and Down syndrome.