sequence analysis — A series of questions about how social processes are ordered, either temporally or spatially, together with the techniques for answering these. Many areas of sociology are concerned with events or actions in their temporal context or with what we … Dictionary of sociology
DNA sequence analysis — Determination of the nucleotide sequence of a length of DNA. Typically, this is performed by cloning the DNA of interest, so that enough can be prepared to allow the sequence to be determined, usually by the Sanger dideoxy sequencing method or… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Sequence alignment — In bioinformatics, a sequence alignment is a way of arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA, or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, structural, or evolutionary relationships between the sequences.[1]… … Wikipedia
Sequence motif — In genetics, a sequence motif is a nucleotide or amino acid sequence pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance. For proteins, a sequence motif is distinguished from a structural motif, a motif formed … Wikipedia
Sequence profiling tool — A sequence profiling tool in bioinformatics is a type of software that presents information related to a genetic sequence, gene name, or keyword input. Such tools generally take a query such as a DNA, RNA, or protein sequence or ‘keyword’ and… … Wikipedia
analysis — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, close, comprehensive, detailed, in depth, serious, systematic, thorough ▪ brief ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Sequence (biology) — A sequence in biology is the one dimensional ordering of monomers, covalently linked within in a biopolymer; it is also referred to as the primary structure of the biological macromolecule.ee also* Protein sequence * DNA sequence * Self… … Wikipedia
Analysis — (from Greek ἀνάλυσις , a breaking up ) is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle,… … Wikipedia
Sequence theory — is the study of conceptual sequences, representing unfolding steps of a sequence like a recipe or an algorithm. A successful sequence is one which is backtrack free.HistorySequence theory is related to various fields within mathematics and… … Wikipedia
sequence — [sē′kwəns, sē′kwens΄] n. [MFr < LL, a following < L sequens: see SEQUENT] 1. a) the following of one thing after another in chronological, causal, or logical order; succession or continuity b) the order in which this occurs 2. a continuous… … English World dictionary
