Plasmids Are

question 4

Multiple Choice

Plasmids are:

• A) Circular structures present in bacteria that contain genes encoding proteins and RNA and have the capacity to self-replicate and portion into daughter cells during cellular division
• B) DNA elements that encode transposition and excision function and can transpose from one place on the chromosome to another
• C) Genetic elements capable of integrating resistance genes (cassettes) by an integron-encoded, site-specific recombinase
• D) DNA elements found in bacteria that carry genes only for the enzymes needed to promote their own transposition

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Definitions:

Price Discrimination

Charging different prices to different buyers for identical products.

Perfectly Price Discriminate

A situation where a seller charges each buyer their maximum willingness to pay, capturing all consumer surplus as profit.

Surplus

A condition where the supply of a product or service surpasses its demand at the existing price.

Monopolist

A Monopolist is a market participant who has exclusive control over the market for a particular good or service, facing no competition.