sequence

sequence definition - medical

se·quence (sēˈkwəns, -kwĕnsˌ)

noun
  1. A following of one thing after another; succession.
  2. An order of succession; an arrangement.
  3. A related or continuous series.
  4. The order of constituents in a polymer, especially the order of nucleotides in a nucleic acid or of the amino acids in a protein.
verb
  1. To organize or arrange in a sequence.
  2. To determine the order of constituents in a polymer, such as a nucleic acid.

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