Sequencing

How it is used

Used in research, diagnostics and public health. You send samples for sequencing, sequence a gene or genome and analyze the sequencing data. Common types are Sanger sequencing, next-generation sequencing, whole-genome sequencing and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). The unit that does it is often called a 'sequencing core' or 'facility'.

Example sentences

1. We sent the samples to the core facility for sequencing.

2. Sequencing confirmed that the edit was in the right position.

Common collocations

• DNA sequencing
• sequencing data
• sequencing run
• send for sequencing
• sequencing depth

Related terms

• next-generation sequencingModern technologies that read millions or billions of DNA fragments in parallel, making it fast and cheap to sequence whole genomes, exomes or many genes at once.
• Sanger sequencingThe classic DNA sequencing method that reads one fragment at a time, up to about 1,000 bases, with very high accuracy. It is named after Frederick Sanger.
• whole-genome sequencingSequencing nearly all of an organism's DNA, both the genes and the regions between them, in a single test.
• readIn sequencing, a single DNA sequence that the machine produces from one fragment. A sequencing run produces millions of reads.
• genomicsThe branch of science that studies whole genomes, including their structure, function and evolution, usually with large-scale sequencing and computer analysis.

More terms: Sequencing and Genomics

• reference genome
• coverage
• exome
• library preparation