Bacteria Use Colicins to Kill Other Bacteria

question 237

Multiple Choice

Bacteria use colicins to kill other bacteria.Colicins are best described as

• A) primary metabolites.
• B) secondary metabolites.
• C) haplotypes.
• D) proteomes.
• E) enzymes.

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