Horizontal gene transfer is not thought to play a major role in the exchange of which of the following genes between bacterial species?

A. genes encoding rRNAs
B. genes conveying antibiotic resistance
C. genes involved in nitrogen fixation
D. genes involved in bacterial photosynthesis


A

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