A sequence in biology is the one-dimensional ordering of
monomer
A monomer ( ; ''mono-'', "one" + '' -mer'', "part") is a molecule that can react together with other monomer molecules to form a larger polymer chain or two- or three-dimensional network in a process called polymerization.
Classification
Chemis ...
s,
covalently linked within a
biopolymer; it is also referred to as the
primary structure of a biological
macromolecule. While it can refer to many different molecules, the term sequence is most often used to refer to a
DNA sequence or a
protein sequence.
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See also
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Dot plot (bioinformatics)
In bioinformatics a dot plot is a graphical method for comparing two biological sequences and identifying regions of close similarity after sequence alignment. It is a type of recurrence plot.
History
One way to visualize the similarity betwee ...
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Sequence analysis
In bioinformatics, sequence analysis is the process of subjecting a DNA, RNA or peptide sequence to any of a wide range of analytical methods to understand its features, function, structure, or evolution. It can be performed on the entire genome ...
References
Molecular biology
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