a parent bacterial cell is able to survive in the presence of the antibiotic penicillin, subsequent generations from this parent will be blank penicillin

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A parent bacterial cell that can survive in the presence of the antibiotic penicillin likely possesses some form of antibiotic resistance. If this parent cell divides and replicates, subsequent generations will also carry this resistance trait, resulting in them being resistant to penicillin as well.

In summary, subsequent generations from this parent will be resistant to penicillin.