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sakai.bradley.edu/portal/site/BI0112S0112018SP/tool/159c322b-52dc-412f-96bd-8de8a45a36bf/jsf/delivery/begin Takin Netflix e Remaining: 0:53:59 ide Show Time Remaining 1.5 Points estion 1 of 10 Antibiotic resistance is a frequent problem in modern medicine. This phenomenon is probably a result of O A. artificial selection for resistant genotypes, done in the medical labs antibiotic resistance B. acclimatization of the existing genotypes, rather than adaptation, causing O C. natural selection favoring resistant alleles in bacteria D. mutations for resistance to specific antibiotics, after the medications were introduced Next Save

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Antibiotic resistance is a phenomenon of natural selection where the gene carrying mutation that favors resistance to an antibiotic will survive and pass their resistant gene to their offspring resulting in fully resistant generation.

The correcrt option is C)Natural selection favoring resistant alleles in bacteria

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