Question 17

(Multiple Choice)

An episome is


A)a plasmid that can make bacterial cells resistant to antibiotics
B)a plasmid that gives bacteria the ability to degrade toluene
C)a plasmid that can exist either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome
D)a plasmid that can turn a bacteria that is harmless into a strain that can cause disease
E)a plasmid that gives bacteria the ability to exchange DNA with another bacterial cell

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