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Which Bacterial Phenotype Would Have the Highest Fitness If It

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Which bacterial phenotype would have the highest fitness if it were cultured in a medium containing antibiotics?


A) a slightly antibiotic-resistant variant
B) a moderately antibiotic-resistant variant
C) a highly antibiotic-resistant variant
D) an antibiotic-sensitive variant
E) all phenotypes have equal fitness

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