Plasmids Have a High Probability of Being Present in the New

question 51

Multiple Choice

Plasmids have a high probability of being present in the new generation of cells by all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) being present at a high number so that some copies will end up in each new cell after cell division
• B) encoding traits such as antibiotic resistance that are required for growth in some environments
• C) having replicative processes that are not tied to replication of the chromosome
• D) using actin-like ParM filament to bind to ParR-parC complexes on the plasmid
• E) carrying host survival genes and self-preservation genes

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