1a particular order in which related things follow each other:the content of the programme should follow a logical sequence [mass noun]:the poems should be read in sequence
Music a repetition of a phrase or melody at a higher or lower pitch:a restless search for interesting harmonic sequences
Biochemistry the order in which amino-acid or nucleotide residues are arranged in a protein, DNA, etc.:these are enzymes which will cleave only at specific base sequences in the DNA
2a set of related events, movements, or items that follow each other in a particular order:a gruelling sequence of exercisesa sonnet sequence
a set of three or more playing cards of the same suit next to each other in value, for example 10, 9, 8.
Mathematics an infinite ordered series of numerical quantities.
3a part of a film dealing with one particular event or topic:the famous underwater sequence
4(in the Eucharist) a hymn said or sung after the Gradual or Alleluia that precedes the Gospel.
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1arrange in a particular order:trainee librarians decide how a set of misfiled cards could be sequenced
Biochemistry ascertain the sequence of amino-acid or nucleotide residues in (a protein, DNA, etc.):we have undertaken to isolate and sequence the rat retinoblastoma cDNA (as noun sequencing)independent clones were analysed by DNA sequencing
