In genetics, chromosome translocation is a phenomenon that results in unusual rearrangement of chromosomes. Robertsonian translocation occurs when two non-homologous chromosom… Two detached fragments of two different chromosomes are switched. Chromosomal translocation, a chromosome abnormality caused by rearrangement of parts . Translocation may refer to: . Translocation definition is - the act, process, or an instance of changing location or position: such as.

Translocation of a portion of one chromosome to another chromosome. This includes balanced and unbalanced translocation, with two main types: reciprocal-, and Robertsonian translocation. Reciprocal translocation is a chromosome abnormality caused by exchange of parts between non-homologous chromosomes. La translocation est une mutation génétique caractérisée par l'échange réciproque de matériel chromosomique entre des chromosomes non homologues, c'est-à-dire n'appartenant pas à la même paire. translocation [trans″lo-ka´shun] the attachment of a fragment of one chromosome to a nonhomologous chromosome.