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Definition of "sequencing" [sequencing]

  • 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) (noun)
  • Present participle of sequence. (verb)

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Use "sequencing" in a sentence
  • "It has already examined the DNA of more than 800 people thanks to improvements in sequencing technology since the first complete draft of the human genome was published in 2000."
  • "The family dynamics are weird and understated, and the time sequencing is occasionally jarring between the dozen or so different narrators."
  • "Planning and intelligence do explain sequencing but that of course is a contravention of the rules of play."