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How do binary fission and conjugation contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria?

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In conjugation bacteria move genes between cells that can transfer antibiotic resistance. In binary fission a resistant bacteria will make two cells with identical DNA both resistant to antibiotics.
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