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minicircle

minicircle noun: one of the forms of circular DNA in a kinetoplast (the other being maxicircles). They produce gRNA (guide RNA) to decode the encrypted information in the maxicircles, typically through the insertion or deletion of uridine residues.

Noun

minicircle (plural minicircles)

  1. One of the forms of circular DNA in a kinetoplast (the other being maxicircles). They produce gRNA (guide RNA) to decode the encrypted information in the maxicircles, typically through the insertion or deletion of uridine residues.

Forms of minicircle

pluralminicircles

Origin of minicircle

From mini- + circle.

Questions about minicircle

What does minicircle mean?
Minicircle means one of the forms of circular DNA in a kinetoplast (the other being maxicircles). They produce gRNA (guide RNA) to decode the encrypted information in the maxicircles, typically through the insertion or deletion of uridine residues.
What part of speech is minicircle?
Minicircle is a noun.
What is the plural of minicircle?
The plural of minicircle is minicircles.

Words near minicircle in the dictionary

  1. Minichiello
  2. Minichiellos
  3. minichromosomal
  4. minichromosome
  5. minichromosomes
  6. minicircle
  7. minicircles
  8. minicircuitry
  9. minicircular
  10. minicistron
  11. minicistrons

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