colinear

adjective co·lin·ear \(ˌ)kō-ˈli-nē-ər\

Definition of COLINEAR

: 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

1927

Medical Dictionary

adjective co·lin·ear \(ˈ)kō-ˈlin-ē-ər\

: 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\ noun, plural co·lin·ear·i·ties

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