Minicircle
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Minicircle is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- minicircles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kinetoplast, minivector, minireplicon, minisatellite, minichromosome, minicontig.
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