Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minicircle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mini-cir-cle
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From mini- + circle.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

minicircles (plural)

Questions

What does minicircle mean?
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.
Where does minicircle come from?
From mini- + circle.

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