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Ksenya-84 [330]
3 years ago
15

Penicillin is an antibiotic that was discovered in 1928. Today many species of bacteria have acquired resistance to penicillin.

This adaptation occurred as a result of

Biology
2 answers:
Oksi-84 [34.3K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

THE ANSWER IS C ( genetic mutation) ON USATestPrep because...

Explanation:

Many bacteria have acquired the ability to produce an enzyme called penicillinase, which destroys penicillin. All enzymes are proteins. The ability to produce the new protein penicillinase came from a change in the bacterial DNA: a genetic mutation.

mr Goodwill [35]3 years ago
3 0
Genetic mutation is the answer to your question
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