base sequence

noun

The sequence of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule.

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Meanings

nounbase sequence (plural base sequences)

plural base sequences

  1. molecular biologyThe sequence of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule.

    This complementarity means that if you know the base sequence of one strand of DNA, you can deduce the base sequence of the other.

    2008, Marketa J. Zvelebil, Jeremy O. Baum, Understanding Bioinformatics, Garland Science, →ISBN, page 7
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    Specifically, the sequence of amino acids in a particular protein molecule is determined by the base sequence of the segment of DNA that encodes that protein.

    1992, N. V. Bhagavan, Medical Biochemistry, Jones & Bartlett Learning, →ISBN, page 571
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