sequencing

[see-kwuhn-sing]

noun

1. the interruption of a career by a woman to bear and care for children until they reach an age that allows her to resume work.

sequencing

/ ˈsiːkwənsɪŋ /

noun

1. the procedure of determining the order of amino acids in the polypeptide chain of a protein ( protein sequencing ) or of nucleotides in a DNA section comprising a gene ( gene sequencing )

2. Also called: priority sequencing. commerce specifying the order in which jobs are to be processed, based on the allocation of priorities

Example Sentences

Using single-cell RNA sequencing, which identifies gene activity in individual cells, the researchers observed that microplastics altered several cell types involved in atherosclerosis.

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The team analyzed fecal samples from 14 people with CAD and compared them to samples from 28 healthy participants using metagenomic sequencing, a powerful technique that identifies all the DNA within a sample.

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Because of their precision and control, scientists have adapted them as nanopore tools for biotechnology, such as in DNA sequencing and molecular sensing.

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To investigate why, the team performed RNA sequencing on primary cells from two patients with HGPS.

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What was the process like of locating these, sifting through and sequencing which ones you wanted to put on the album?

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