Which is the term for replicating circular pieces of DNA that often carry antibiotic-resistant genes?
A. vectors
B. viruses
C. bacteriophages
D. plasmids

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Which is the term for replicating circular pieces of DNA that often carry antibiotic-resistant genes?
A. vectors
B. viruses
C. bacteriophages
D. plasmids

abhisar · Answer

What do you think it should be?

anonymous · Answer

i think it is d

anonymous · Answer

Plasmids is correct. Plasmids are small DNA molecules within a cell that carry at least one gene, and one of these includes antibiotic resistance.

anonymous · Answer

plasmid are self replicating ,double stranded extra chromosomal dnas maintained as independent molecule by most of bacteria genera , 
lederberg in 1952 cioned the term plasmid to all extra chromosomal DNA . plasmid are generally dispensable .many types of plasmid are found in nature in bacteria ,yeast ,streptomyces

anonymous · Answer

it s D