Antibiotic resistance genes are commonly found on plasmids, which are small extrachromosomal elements commonly found in bacteria.
Plasmids can commonly move from one bacterial cell to another by a mechanism known as conjugation, which involves cell‐to‐cell contact followed by transfer of a copy of plasmid DNA from a donor to a recipient.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.
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