Based on their abundance and location in bacterial genomes, deduce which is LEAST likely to horizontally transfer into another bacterium while maintaining its identical function and regulatory roles.
A. heat shock protein-encoding gene
B. lac operon
C. catabolic regulon
D. quorum sensing operon
Answer:C
Based on their abundance and location in bacterial genomes, deduce which is LEAST likely to horizontally transfer into another bacterium while maintaining its identical function and regulatory roles.
A. heat shock protein-encoding gene B. lac operon C. catabolic regulon D. quorum sensing operon