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Meaning of minicircle in English:

minicircle

Pronunciation /ˈmɪnisəːkl/

noun

Biology

  • Any small circular DNA molecule; especially any of those present in large numbers in the kinetoplasts of trypanosomatids, which code for guide RNAs that are involved in the post-transcriptional modification of mitochondrial mRNA.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Journal of Molecular Biology. From mini- + circle.