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

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

Using cutting-edge DNA sequencing and an advanced stem cell research model, an international group of scientists has identified a previously unknown form of diabetes that affects babies.

From Science Daily

There is a strategy in the sequencing of lines.

From BBC

To carry out the analysis, they developed new computational approaches capable of measuring DNA repeat length and instability using standard sequencing data.

From Science Daily

The carmaker said at CES that it plans to deploy Atlas humanoid robots, developed by unit Boston Dynamics, at its factories by 2028 for simple sequencing tasks and by 2030 for complex assembly work.

From MarketWatch