Minicircle

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounOne 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.

Synonyms

kinetoplast minivector minireplicon minisatellite minichromosome minicontig minigenome microrepeat microrecombination microribbon miniplasmid micronucleus

🔗 Find words with "minicircle" in A2Z Word Finder

The Daily Word NerdA new word, a puzzle, and a fun fact — free in your inbox every morning.

Free forever · unsubscribe anytime · all 14 newsletters

That email did not go through — please check it and try again.