If a bacterium regenerates from an endospore that did not possess any of the plasmids that were contained in its original parent cell, the regenerated bacterium will probably
A)lack antibiotic-resistant genes.
B)lack a cell wall.
C)lack a chromosome.
D)lose base pairs from its chromosome.
E)be unable to survive in its normal environment.

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Plasmids carry genes that may provide antibiotic resistance, among other traits. If the regenerated bacterium did not inherit any of the plasmids from its parent cell, it will not have the antibiotic-resistant genes that were present in the parent cell.

If a Bacterium Regenerates from an Endospore That Did Not