A bacterial species that becomes resistant to certain antibiotics may have acquired the resistance genes from another bacteria; species. this phenomenon of acquiring genes from another organism without being the offspring of that organism is known as. a. hybridization b. horizontal gene transfer c. vertical gene transfer d. competence
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Answer B is correct
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the movement of genetic information between organisms, a process that includes the spread of antibiotic resistance genes among bacteria , fueling pathogen evolution.
Conjugation is a type of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) that serves as the primary mechanism responsible for accelerating the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in Gram-negative bacteria.