Which statement could describe how resistance to penicillin develops in bacteria?
- AA mutation of a bacterial gene prevents penicillin from binding to DNA in bacterial cells, which allows DNA replication to continue.
- BA mutation of a bacterial gene causes penicillin to bind less readily to certain proteins, which allows bacteria to continue producing cell walls.
- CA mutation of a bacterial gene allows the production of an enzyme that breaks down penicillin, which allows the ribosomes to continue functioning.
- DA mutation of a bacterial gene changes the tertiary structure of an enzyme that penicillin inhibits, which allows bacteria to continue producing cell membranes.