co·lin·e·ar 
(kō-lĭnē-ər)
(kō-lĭnē-ər)adj.
1. Collinear.
2. Genetics
a. Characterized by correspondence between the linear sequence of nucleotides in a gene and the linear sequence of amino acids in the protein coded for by that gene.
b. Characterized by correspondence between the linear sequence of genes in a chromosome and another spatial or temporal sequence, such as the order of expression of the genes.
co·lin′e·ari·ty (-ărĭ-tē) n.