colinear
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co·lin·ear

adjective \(ˌ)kō-ˈli-nē-ər\

Definition of COLINEAR

2
: having corresponding parts arranged in the same linear order <a gene and the protein it determines are colinear>
co·lin·ear·i·ty \(ˌ)kō-ˌli-nē-ˈer-ə-tē, -ˈa-rə-\ noun

First Known Use of COLINEAR

1927

co·lin·ear

adjective \(ˈ)kō-ˈlin-ē-ər\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of COLINEAR

: having corresponding parts arranged in the same linear order <good evidence…that the gene and its polypeptide product are colinear—J. D. Watson>
co·lin·ear·i·ty \(ˌ)kō-ˌlin-ē-ˈar-ət-ē\ (audio pronunciation) noun, plural ; co·lin·ear·i·ties

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