maxicircle

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

maxi- +‎ circle

Noun[edit]

maxicircle (plural maxicircles)

  1. (genetics) One of the forms of circular DNA in a kinetoplast (the other being minicircles). They encode the typical protein products needed for the mitochondria.
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