Question

Genes for the resistance of antibiotics are usually located __________. See Concept 27.2 (Page 576)

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in eukaryotic cells
on the outside of the cell wall
on plasmids
on the main chromosome
in mitochondria

Answer 1

Genes for the resistance of antibiotics are usually located on plasmids or in transposons that can undergo vertical transfer easily and between microbes through horizontal gene transfer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Genes for the resistance of antibiotics are usually located on plasmids or in transposons that can undergo vertical transfer easily and between microbes through horizontal gene transfer. Plasmids are extra-chromosomal genetic elements found in bacterial species and are small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecules. They often carry genes that confer advantageous traits such as antibiotic resistance.