colinear
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co·lin·e·ar
(kō-lĭn′ē-ər)adj.
1. Collinear.
2. Genetics
a. Characterized by correspondence between the linear sequence of nucleotides in a gene and the linear sequence of amino acids in the protein coded for by that gene.
b. Characterized by correspondence between the linear sequence of genes in a chromosome and another spatial or temporal sequence, such as the order of expression of the genes.
co·lin′e·ar′i·ty (-ăr′ĭ-tē) n.
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col•lin•e•ar
(kəˈlɪn i ər, koʊ-)adj.
lying in the same straight line.
[1720–30]
col•lin`e•ar′i•ty, n.
col•lin′e•ar•ly, adv.
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