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Mapping vs Sequencing - What's the difference?

mapping | sequencing |

As nouns the difference between mapping and sequencing

is that mapping is the process of making maps while sequencing is (molecular biology) the procedure of determining the order of amino acids in the polypeptide chain of a protein (protein sequencing) or of nucleotides in a dna section comprising a gene (gene sequencing).

As verbs the difference between mapping and sequencing

is that mapping is while sequencing is .

mapping

English

(wikipedia mapping)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The process of making maps.
  • (mathematics) A function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence.
  • (biology) The process of locating genes on a chromosome.
  • (computing) Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • sequencing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (molecular biology) the procedure of determining the order of amino acids in the polypeptide chain of a protein (protein sequencing) or of nucleotides in a DNA section comprising a gene (gene sequencing)

    • Verb

    (head)