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

"Within the symbiosis project, we've been steadily sequencing genomes for several years, but several key gaps remained. In this study, we were able to fill these missing puzzle pieces," confirms Sanchez.

From Science Daily

The combination of "three different disruptive technologies: genome sequencing, artificial intelligence, and RNA therapeutics... offers new possibilities and challenges", Smith said.

From Barron's

"What revolutionized DNA sequencing wasn't any change in the underlying chemistry. That's remained fundamentally the same," says Brian T. Chait, Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry and Gaseous Ion Chemistry at Rockefeller.

From Science Daily

Using DNA sequencing on tissue samples originally collected for veterinary diagnostics, the study, published in Science, showed that several genetic patterns in feline cancers mirror those found in people.

From Science Daily

It’s about sequencing, timing, and coordination across decades, not tax years, especially when applying tax strategies in retirement.

From MarketWatch