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A strain of E. coli becomes resistant to ampicillin after acquiring a circular...

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A strain of E. coli becomes resistant to ampicillin after acquiring a circular piece of DNA that replicates independently of the bacterial chromosome and carries a β-lactamase gene.

What type of mobile genetic element is most likely responsible for this resistance?

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