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  3. Prokaryotic Cells
  4. Archaea and Bacteria
  5. Bacteria Antibiotic Resistance
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antibiotics and plasmid replication

In general terms, how does the antibiotic ampicillin induce plasmid replication?

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Many bacterial plasmids contain the genes for proteins which serve to ...

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This job demonstrates how antibiotics and plasmid replication are aligned.

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