Which of the Following Is False Regarding Plasmids

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false regarding plasmids?

• A) They can have genes that promote their own transfer from one bacterium to another.
• B) They contain essential genes for metabolism.
• C) They can carry genes for antibiotic resistance.
• D) They generally replicate autonomously.
• E) They are small double stranded circular DNA molecules.

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Definitions:

Optically Active

A characteristic of a compound that has the ability to rotate the plane of polarized light, caused by the presence of asymmetry in the molecule.

Bromine Water

An aqueous solution of bromine used as a reagent in organic chemistry, particularly in tests for unsaturation.

Aldaric Acid

A type of sugar acid obtained by oxidizing both the aldehyde group and the primary alcohol group of an aldose to carboxylic acids.

Optically Active

Refers to substances capable of rotating the plane of polarized light due to the presence of chiral molecules.