maxicircle

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noun

One of the forms of circular DNA in a kinetoplast (the other being minicircles). They encode the typical protein products needed for the mitochondria.

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Meanings

nounmaxicircle (plural maxicircles)

plural maxicircles

  1. biologyOne of the forms of circular DNA in a kinetoplast (the other being minicircles). They encode the typical protein products needed for the mitochondria.

Origin

From maxi- + circle.

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APA

maxicircle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxicircle

MLA

“maxicircle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxicircle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maxicircle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxicircle.

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