Serialized object loses deserialization order when SerializeReference is initialized before it

Unity: Serialization

2023.3.X

2023.2.X

2023.1.X

2022.3.X

2022.2.X

2022.1.X

2021.3.X

2020.3.X

2022.1 has reached end of life so the issue will be fixed in a newer version.

Reproduction steps:

Expected results: Deserialization maintains order
Actual results: Deserialization order is disrupted

Reproducible with: 2020.3.37f1, 2021.3.8f1, 2022.1.13f1, 2022.2.0b4, 2023.1.0a5

Reproducible on: Windows 11

Note: If SerializeReference is placed after Serialized object then the bug does not appear.