sequencing

1. 1
   noununcountable

   The act of putting things in order, one after another.

   Like putting numbered steps in the right order, one after another.

   The sequencing of the photos tells the story from start to finish.

   Careful sequencing makes the long recipe easy to follow.

   Similarordering, arrangement, order, scheduling, organization

2. 2
   noununcountable

   Finding out the order of the tiny building blocks in DNA or proteins.

   Like reading a very long word one letter at a time to learn the whole word.

   DNA sequencing helped doctors find the cause of the disease.

   Scientists used sequencing to read the order of genes in the sample.

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3. 3
   verb

   Present participle of sequence. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.

   The lab is sequencing the patient's DNA right now.

   They are sequencing the samples to find mutations.

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