Most bacterial plasmids carry an origin of replication and at most how many genes?
A
A few dozen
B
Hundreds of thousands
C
Millions
D
Several thousand
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Understand what a plasmid is: a plasmid is a small, circular DNA molecule found in bacteria that replicates independently of the bacterial chromosome.
Recall that plasmids typically carry genes that provide selective advantages, such as antibiotic resistance, but they are much smaller than the bacterial chromosome.
Recognize that the size of plasmids limits the number of genes they can carry; most plasmids carry only a limited number of genes.
Know that the origin of replication is essential for plasmid replication, but the number of genes on plasmids is usually not very large—typically on the order of a few dozen genes.
Conclude that among the given options, 'a few dozen' genes is the most accurate description of the typical gene content of bacterial plasmids.