Plants have been shown to elicit defense responses upon recognition of part of the bacterial flagella, a structure important for bacterial locomotion. The flagella is likely to be sensed by

A. elicitors.
B. the product of an avirulence gene.
C. the product of a resistance gene.
D. hormones.


Answer: C

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