What is an R plasmid?
A)They carry a gene for resistance to an environmental attribute,such as heavy metals,and genes for the transfer of the plasmid.
B)They function in bacterial recombination.
C)They are a plasmid that can exist in the chromosome or outside the chromosome.
D)They are the plasmids that carry the F factor.
E)It is an F factor that has picked up part of a bacterial genome.

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R plasmids carry genes for resistance to certain environmental attributes, such as heavy metals, as well as genes for the transfer of the plasmid. These plasmids are commonly found in bacteria and contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance.

What Is an R Plasmid