If a plasmid carrying an antibiotic resistance gene is transferred from one bacterium to another via conjugation, which consequence follows?

💡 Explanation

Horizontal gene transfer via conjugation moves antibiotic resistance genes on plasmids to new bacterial hosts; because the recipient now possesses the resistance gene, its antibiotic resistance increases. Therefore, antibiotic resistance increases, rather than other traits being directly affected without selection.

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