minicircle

English

Etymology

mini- +‎ circle

Noun

minicircle (plural minicircles)

  1. (genetics) 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.
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