maxicircle
/ˈmaksiˌsəːkl/Genetics
noun
A circular strand of DNA consisting of several kilobases (in contrast with a minicircle), which is found in the mitochondria of trypanosomes and related protozoans.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in European Journal Biochemistry. From maxi- + circle.
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