Question

A person with a bacterial infection is taking amoxicillin, which is an antibiotic. The bacteria that are causing the infection have mutated and fight off the amoxicillin.
Which best summarizes this mutation?
1. It is beneficial to the person and harmful to the bacteria.
2. It is harmful to the person and beneficial to the bacteria.
3. It is beneficial to the person and to the bacteria.
4. It is harmful to the person and to the bacteria.

Answer 1

Explanation:

2. It is harmful to the person and beneficial to the bacteria.

Mutations are spontaneous heritable changes in the genetic code.

Sequences of DNA make up genes which can have different forms called alleles. DNA, which makes up the genotype, is transcribed into mRNA and later translated into amino acids which are linked together by rRNA to form proteins which make up the phenotype of an organism. Mutations in DNA sequences affect the corresponding mRNA and thus the protein encoded.

During the process of cell division, spontaneous changes within the genome can arise. These mutations are errors occur when copies of the DNA within the cell are made; mutations may range from small changes called single nucleotide polymorphisms, to large scale deletions, and additions which span multiple genes

In this case, it confers a protective advantage via adaptation, to the bacteria, making it more likely to survive and reproduce.

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