When penicillin was first introduced it helped fight the bacterial genus Staphylococcus. Today, penicillin is ineffective against the majority of these bacterial species. This is an example of __________

a. pleiotropic gene effects
b. evolutionary medicine
c. antibiotic resistance
d. disease evolution


Correct Answer: c

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