kappa particles

Inheritable cytoplasmic symbionts, once thought to be particle's mainly or exclusively of DNA, occurring in some strains of Paramecium; capable of producing a product lethal to other strains.

(05 Mar 2000)


Terms mentioned in text: inheritable, cytoplasmic, symbionts, once, dna, strains, paramecium, product, lethal
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