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Codes for the Hok/Sok toxin system. This system naturally evolved in bacteria, possibly through a selfish gene paragiagm, and is used to keep plasmids.
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Codes for the Hok-Sok Type I toxin-antitoxin system. This system naturally evolved in bacteria as a method to maintain plasmids. Hok-Sok is noted for its presence on the R plasmid, which contains genes that confer antibiotic resistance. Hok-Sok is believed to be used to maintain these plasmids in the absence of antibiotic.
 
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