Use the drop down menus to finish the passage:

"A bacterial cell may have an
[ Select ]
that results in resistance to an antibiotic medicine. This cell may survive antibiotic treatment and pass the
[ Select ]
allele to its
[ Select ]
, or to other bacterial cells in the medium in which they live."

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Here’s a suggestion for completing the passage:

"A bacterial cell may have an [ R plasmid ] that results in resistance to an antibiotic medicine. This cell may survive antibiotic treatment and pass the [ resistant ] allele to its [ offspring ], or to other bacterial cells in the medium in which they live."