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Title: Sometimes an antibiotic that has worked before no longer works because mutations
Post by: arealhero on Nov 22, 2014
Sometimes an antibiotic that has worked before no longer works because mutations in the bacterial genes have altered the amino acid sequence in the proteins so their three-dimensional structures will no longer bind to the antibiotic. This phenomenon is known as _______.


Title: Re: Sometimes an antibiotic that has worked before no longer works because mutations
Post by: milestone23 on Nov 25, 2014
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Title: Re: Sometimes an antibiotic that has worked before no longer works because mutations
Post by: arealhero on Nov 27, 2014
This is perfect, thank you for the answer.


Title: Re: Sometimes an antibiotic that has worked before no longer works because mutations
Post by: milestone23 on Nov 27, 2014
Great!