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sequencing

sequencing

20 4.5
Finding the exact order of letters in DNA or RNA
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːkwənsɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : secuenciación
  • One way to do that is to use gene sequencing to track changes over broad periods of time.
  • DNA sequencing
  • genome sequencing
  • whole genome sequencing

And you can read these with adna sequencing machine and DNA sequences.

Examples

  • When patients have blood drawn, especially for DNA sequencing, the sample may be preserved for future research.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In most instances, DNA sequencing of the amplified product facilitated identification of the infecting species.

    Academic text (2012)

  • And it's based on the ideas that we'll be able to do whole genome sequencing really cheap.

  • Some samples may be consumed in the sequencing process.

    Gattaca (1997)

  • Nuclear DNA, the prize for genetic sequencing, contains the Neanderthal's full genetic code.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Several groups have started to use RNA sequencing to probe the transcriptome.

    Academic text (2009)

  • To date, 16S rDNA sequences or whole-genome sequencing have been used to classify Ehrlichia species and strains.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Geneticists utilized advanced technology for efficient sequencing of the human genome.

  • The sequencing of DNA allows researchers to understand genetic diseases better.

  • The lab focuses on sequencing RNA to study gene expression in different conditions.

Synonyms

resequencing
vssequencing
  • Specialized
1 8.5

Reading the order of DNA letters again to find changes in genes

is the general lab method for finding exact nucleotide or amino acid order

Antonyms

disorder
31 3.7

A state in which things or places are not arranged

How Complete

sequencing
  • Specialized
20 4.5
contig
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surface Forms

sequencing singular
sequencings plural

Morphology

sequencing = sequence (semi-transparent) = sequence + ing

Morphologically regular ('sequence' + '-ing'), but the laboratory/genomic meaning is a specialized technical sense that learners may not predict from the base verb alone.

Etymology

Sequencing comes from the Latin root sequi meaning 'to follow', so a helpful image is reading DNA like a line of letters that you must read one after another. In the lab, sequencing is finding the exact order of those DNA or RNA 'letters', which is why the root 'to follow' fits its modern meaning.