Synonyms for Transposition
Definition of transposition
noun
- any abnormal position of the organs of the body
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
- (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
5 synonyms found
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