cistron, gene, factor - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"

string - a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)

combination - a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe"

combination - a coordinated sequence of chess moves

Fibonacci sequence - a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two [receding numbers

series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"

codon - a specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid

temporal arrangement, temporal order - arrangement of events in time

pelting, rain - anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"

rotation - a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"

row - a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row"

run - an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories"

photographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies

motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"

ordering, order - putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"

alternation - successive change from one thing or state to another and back again

repeat, repetition - an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"

grade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

ascertain, determine, find out, find - after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"