sequence
noun
the following of one thing after another; succession.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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And scientists will have sequenced, or placed in order, the 3 billion chemical code letters in that strand, giving them the ability to read nature's complete blueprint for creating a human being.
From Time Magazine Archive
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