colinearity
/ˌkoʊlɪniˈɛrəti/
noun
- The property of points or objects lying on the same straight line.
- The surveyor checked the colinearity of the stakes before marking the boundary.
- In the diagram, the colinearity of A, B, and C means they all lie on one line.
- The colinearity of the three points was confirmed by the geometry test.
- In genetics, the direct correspondence between the sequence of nucleotides in DNA and the sequence of amino acids in a protein.
- The colinearity of gene and protein sequences is a key concept in molecular biology.
- Researchers demonstrated colinearity by mapping mutations to specific amino acid changes.
- Colinearity helps explain how genetic information is translated into functional proteins.