NEET 2022 Re · Class 11

Cell: The Unit of Life

Pathogenic bacteria gain resistance to antibiotics due to changes in their : [NEET Re-2022]

  1. (A)Nucleoid
  2. (B)Cosmids
  3. (C)Plasmids
  4. (D)Nucleus

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These smaller DNA are called plasmids.

Chapter
Cell: The Unit of Life
Section
8.4 PROKARYOTIC CELLS
Page
5
Words matched
24 of 24

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0, emb=0.9493, combined=0.9696). Verified: high — The span 'These smaller DNA are called plasmids' is part of a larger context that explicitly states 'The plasmid DNA confers certain unique phenotypic characters to such bacteria. One such character is resistance to antibiotics,' which conclusively links plasmids to antibiotic resistance.

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