kappa particle

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kappa particle [′kap·ə ‚pard·ə·kəl]

(cell and molecular biology)

A self-duplicating nucleoprotein particle found in various strains ofParameciumand thought to function as an infectious agent; classed as an intracellular symbiont, occupying a position between the viruses and the bacteria and organelles.

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