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 also
A) lack antibiotic-resistant genes.
B) lack a cell wall.
C) lack chromosomes.
D) lack water in its cytoplasm.
E) be unable to survive in its normal environment.

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Plasmids are extra-chromosomal pieces of DNA that often carry antibiotic-resistant genes. If the bacterium regenerates from an endospore that did not possess any of the plasmids from its parent cell, it will also lack the antibiotic-resistant genes. Therefore, the regenerated bacterium will probably lack antibiotic-resistant genes.

If a Bacterium Regenerates from an Endospore That Did Not