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What does translocate mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To displace, or move from one place to another.
  2. (genetics) To cause to undergo translocation.
  3. (biochemistry) To cause to undergo translocation, usually a transition through a membrane.
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Antiestrogens are also able to enter the cytoplasm of the estrogen-dependent cell and bind biologically to the protein receptor with affinity and specificity, thus activating the complex to also translocate to the nucleus.
The peptide penetratin has recently been shown to translocate across neural cell membranes without damaging them, even when coupled to drugs.
Ammonium soap of fatty acid is a non-selective contact herbicide that does not translocate through the plant.
To eventually translocate, cells must navigate the meshwork, the porosity of which can be smaller than the largest cell dimensions.
To allow for the next round of transcription initiation RNA polymerase has to translocate about 60 base pairs.
Daughter plants are particularly sensitive and can translocate the herbicide to other untreated plants.

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