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genome sequencing

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[jee-nohm see-kwuhns-ing] / ˈdʒi noʊm ˌsi kwəns ɪŋ /

noun

  1. Also, genomic sequencing. the science or process of determining the DNA sequence of the genome of an organism.


Other Word Forms

  • genome resequencing noun

Example Sentences

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"It was the ability to run so many chemical reactions in parallel, which took genome sequencing from a billion-dollar effort to something that costs around $100. The same thing happened in computing with GPUs. And that's what we're trying to do with mass spectrometry."

From Science Daily

In this new research, investigators performed whole genome sequencing on cfDNA samples from 1,576 individuals with liver disease and additional medical conditions.

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

The research team, which included scientists from UCLA, the Broad Institute, and Harvard Medical School, analyzed whole genome sequencing data from 490,416 participants in the UK Biobank and 414,830 participants in the All of Us Research Program.

From Science Daily

However, creating antigens for each cancer type can require extensive genome sequencing or bioinformatics analysis.

From Science Daily