sequencing
Americannoun
noun
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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 )
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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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Sork’s lab, along with the Nature Conservancy, is sequencing oak DNA to identify which trees are best built to survive a hotter, drier California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The researchers combined single-cell RNA sequencing, which reveals which genes individual cells are using, with spatial transcriptomics, a technique that shows where those cells are positioned and which neighboring cells are nearby.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
The strategic prize isn’t just the upfront sequencing fee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Piper Sandler estimates at least $50 million in annual sequencing revenue if the vaccine is approved for melanoma.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
In a blink of pure fantasy, I suddenly saw myself walking away from Dell Duke's grimy car with a tiny glass vial of her blood sample for genome sequencing.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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