collinear

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Segmentally duplicated genes were identified in collinear segments, which contain at least two collinear gene pairs that were not separated by more than two non-collinear genes.

From Nature

If they’re small, you can cultivate the soil, skimming below the surface with a collinear hoe or scuffle hoe to expose weed roots.

From Washington Post

Homeologous regions in the Atlantic salmon genome subdivided into 98 collinear blocks along the 29 European Atlantic salmon chromosomes.

From Nature

For quite a while I keep it that way, cultivating just the top inch or so of the soil with a narrow collinear hoe or an even narrower wire weeder.

From Washington Post

The number of collinear blocks is a proxy for the number of rearrangements and decreases as the size of the blocks becomes larger.

From Nature