minicircle

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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.

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Meanings

nounminicircle (plural minicircles)

plural minicircles

  1. biologyOne 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.

Origin

From mini- + circle.

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APA

minicircle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicircle

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“minicircle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicircle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minicircle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicircle.

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