DNA sequencing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002531",
  "term": "DNA sequencing",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A laboratory process used to learn the exact sequence (order) of the four building blocks, or bases, that make up DNA. Information is stored in DNA in a code made by arranging the four bases (identified by the letters A, C, G, and T) in different orders. DNA sequencing can be used to find DNA mutations (changes) that may cause diseases, such as cancer.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/dna-sequencing/"
}