When a Population Is Under Threat, Which of the Following

question 37

Multiple Choice

When a population is under threat, which of the following would spread?

• A) F plasmids
• B) bacteriophage
• C) resistance plasmids
• D) conjugative transposons
• E) genome reductions

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Definitions:

Industry Versus Inferiority

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Self-absorption

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