reciprocal translocation
noun Genetics.
an exchange of segments between two nonhomologous chromosomes.
Origin of reciprocal translocation
First recorded in 1940–45
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Medical definitions for reciprocal translocation
reciprocal translocation
n.
Translocation without demonstrable loss of genetic material.