Medical Definition of Nicked circle

1. During extraction of plasmid DNA from the bacterial cell, onestrand of the DNA becomes nicked. This relaxes the torsional strain needed to maintain supercoiling, producing the familiar form of plasmid. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nicked Circle

nichonage
nichromite
nicing
nicish
nick
nick-nack
nick point
nick translation
nickar
nickar nut
nickar tree
nickars
nickase
nickases
nicked
nicked circle (current term)
nickel
nickel-and-dime
nickel-and-dime(a)
nickel-base alloy
nickel-cadmium accumulator
nickel-in-the-slot
nickel-iron-selenium hydrogenase
nickel-iron accumulator
nickel-iron battery
nickel-iron hydrogenase
nickel-rich
nickel alloy
nickel and dime
nickel bag

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