“This allows the bacterium to survive the antibiotic, but the degraded gyrase gene causes the bacterium to reproduce much more slowly.”
Seems to go in the opposite direction from “natural selection” theory.
“Seems to go in the opposite direction from “natural selection” theory.”
Live bacteria that reproduce more slowly than the dead bacteria is still a reproductive advantage.
“This allows the bacterium to survive the antibiotic, but the degraded gyrase gene causes the bacterium to reproduce much more slowly.”
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What if the bacterium has an extra gyrase gene due to mutation? One can be used for resistance, the other for reproduction.