Genes for drug resistance may be present

A. on plasmids.
B. on the chromosome.
C. on mitochondrial DNA.
D. both on the chromosome and on plasmids.
E. both on plasmids and on mitochondrial DNA.
F. both on the chromosome and on mitochindrial DNA.


Answer: D

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