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Fields of Study > genetics > molecular genetics > nucleic acids > DNA > circular DNA > kinetoplast DNA
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides > nucleic acids > DNA > circular DNA > kinetoplast DNA
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides > nucleic acids > DNA > circular DNA > kinetoplast DNA
Fields of Study > genetics > molecular genetics > nucleic acids > DNA > mitochondrial DNA > kinetoplast DNA
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides > nucleic acids > DNA > mitochondrial DNA > kinetoplast DNA
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides > nucleic acids > DNA > mitochondrial DNA > kinetoplast DNA
Preferred Term:

kinetoplast DNA

Definition:
DNA of kinetoplasts which are specialized mitochondria of trypanosomes and related parasitic protozoa within the order Kinetoplastida. Kinetoplast DNA consists of a complex network of numerous catenated rings of two classes; the first being a large number of small DNA duplex rings, called minicircles, approximately 2000 base pairs in length, and the second being several dozen much larger rings, called maxicircles, approximately 37 kb in length.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
mitochondrial DNA, circular DNA
Entry Terms:
  • kDNA maxicircles
  • kinetoplast DNA maxicircles
  • kDNA
  • kinetoplast DNA minicircles
  • kDNA minicircles
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/221906
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