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sequence  (sequences plural )
1  n-count A sequence of  events or things is a number of events or things that come one after another in a particular order. 
oft N of n  (=series) 
...the sequence of events which led to the murder., ...a dazzling sequence of novels by John Updike.  
2  n-count A particular sequence is a particular order in which things happen or are arranged. 
...the colour sequence yellow, orange, purple, blue, green and white..., The chronological sequence gives the book an element of structure.  
3  n-count A film sequence is a part of a film that shows a single set of actions. 
The best sequence in the film occurs when Roth stops at a house he used to live in.  
4  n-count A gene sequence or a DNA sequence is the order in which the elements making up a particular gene are combined. 
supp N 
The project is nothing less than mapping every gene sequence in the human body., ...the complete DNA sequence of the human genome.  



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