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.
Definition of maxicircle in US English:
maxicircle
nounˈmaksiˌsəːkl
Genetics
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.