What was the source of the allele that gave the tuberculosis bacterium the abili

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What was the source of the allele that gave the tuberculosis bacterium the ability to survive antibiotic drug therapy? A) the will to live B) a mutation C) a viral infection D) the antibiotic What was the source of the allele that gave the tuberculosis bacterium the ability to survive antibiotic drug therapy? A) the will to live B) a mutation C) a viral infection D) the antibiotic What was the source of the allele that gave the tuberculosis bacterium the ability to survive antibiotic drug therapy? A) the will to live B) a mutation C) a viral infection D) the antibiotic A) the will to live B) a mutation C) a viral infection D) the antibiotic

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Answer: a mutation

The ability to survive against the antibiotics is called as antibiotic resistance. A mutation in bacterium is responsible to withstand the effect of antibiotics in terms of survival and to reproduce. There are number of mutations reported till date to resist the antibiotic treatment.

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