minicircles

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A form of minicircle — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of minicircle
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minicircles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicircles

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

Chicago

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

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