sequence

sequence is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.

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(sē′kwĕns)

[L. sequentia, the following, context]

1. The order or occurrence of a series of related events.
2. The arrangement of nucleotides in a nucleic acid molecule.
sequential (sĕ-kwen′chăl), adj.

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