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Plasmodium is a Eukaryote, an organism whose cells have a nucleus, but with unusual features. All the species examined to date have 14 chromosomes, one mitochondrion and one plastid (also known as apicoplast, an organelle similar to a chloroplast). The chromosomes vary from 500 kilobases to 3.5 megabases in length.
A plasmid is a strand or loop of DNA that is typically found in bacteria as well as archae (single-cell organisms) and eukarya (organisms of complex cell structure). Plasmids carry only a few genes and exist independently of chromosomes, the primary structures that contain DNA in cells. Able to self-replicate, plasmids can be picked up from the environment and transferred between bacteria. Plasmids are used by their host organism to cope with stress-related conditions. Many plasmids, for example, carry genes that code for the production of enzymes to inactivate antibiotics or poisons. Others contain genes that help a host organism digest unusual substances or kill other types of bacteria. Several characteristics of plasmids make them easy to modify genetically.