The bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a genetic trait, carried in the bacterial
A
Introns
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B
Exons
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C
Plasmids
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D
Chromosome
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Solution
The correct option is C Plasmids Antibiotic resistance plasmids are bacterial extrachromosomal elements that carry genes conferring resistance to one or more antibiotics. They have the ability to transfer by conjugation between bacterial species and are significantly involved in the emergence and dissemination of multiple drug resistance associated with bacterial infections in humans. So, the correct answer is option A.