DNA sequencing

British  

noun

1. the procedure of determining the order of base pairs in a section of DNA

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DNA sequencing Scientific  

1. The determination of the sequence of nucleotides in a sample of DNA.

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DNA sequencing Cultural  

1. A process by which the sequence of nucleotides along a strand of DNA is determined. Originally a difficult process to carry out, DNA sequencing can now be done routinely by machines. The completion of the Human Genome Project in 2000 produced the largest DNA sequence ever assembled. To carry out the sequencing of the human genome, scientists cut the DNA up into short fragments, sequenced these fragments simultaneously, and then assembled the entire genome by using sophisticated computer techniques to match the fragments to each other.

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Many believe that knowledge of the human genome will lead to enormous advances in medicine. (Compare gene mapping and DNA fingerprinting.)

Example Sentences

"What revolutionized DNA sequencing wasn't any change in the underlying chemistry. That's remained fundamentally the same," says Brian T. Chait, Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry and Gaseous Ion Chemistry at Rockefeller.

From Science Daily

To address this challenge, Chait and his team believed the solution would be "massive parallelization," a concept that previously transformed computing and DNA sequencing.

From Science Daily

DNA sequencing followed a similar path, allowing millions of reactions to be analyzed at once at much lower cost.

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The files show that Epstein constantly asks if various random traits might be genetic, spends thousands on high-end DNA sequencing for himself, and has his assistants hand out 23andMe test kits the way most people hand out business cards.

From Slate

Using DNA sequencing on tissue samples originally collected for veterinary diagnostics, the study, published in Science, showed that several genetic patterns in feline cancers mirror those found in people.

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