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• The ability of an organism to develop ways to be impervious to specific threats to their existence. The malaria parasite has developed strains that are resistant to drugs such as chloroquine. The Anopheles mosquito has developed strains that are resistant to DDT and other insecticides.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Resistance. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/resistance.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Resistance. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/resistance (accessed: March 25, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Resistance." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/resistance.

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