sequencing

American  

[see-kwuhn-sing] / ˈsi kwən sɪŋ /

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.

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sequencing British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

The miner said that the on-year fall in production of the industrial metal was due to lower grades and recoveries following mine sequencing—which refers to the order in which an area is mined—.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although bacterial DNA made up only a tiny portion of the total genetic material, the depth of sequencing allowed the team to reconstruct the pathogen's genome without using specialized enrichment techniques.

From Science Daily

It was retrofitted with everything from laboratories for genetic sequencing to helicopters for aerial surveys.

From Barron's

Using advanced DNA sequencing, researchers aimed to resolve questions that have surrounded the Beachy Head Woman for more than a decade.

From Science Daily

That is a pity, because in the past decade or so we have learned a great deal through advances in genome sequencing.

From The Wall Street Journal