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Explain how a population of antibiotic-resistant bacteria might develop from non-resistant bacteria.
There is genetic variation within the population of bacteria
The variation has occurred due to random genetic mutations
This variation means that a bacterium may have a mutation that gives it resistance to an antibiotic
When the antibiotic is taken, the resistant bacterium survives while the other bacteria are killed
The resistant bacterium goes on to replicate and passes its mutation on to its offspring
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