binary fission
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of binary fission
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Genes for antibiotic resistance are transferred from the nonpathogenic bacterium to a pathogenic bacterium via binary fission.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The micronucleus is essential for sexual reproduction, whereas the macronucleus directs asexual binary fission and all other biological functions.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Name the common components of eukaryotic cell division and binary fission.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Cycles of binary fission can be very rapid, on the order of minutes for some species.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
They must still be described as minute spheres, rods, or spirals, with no further discernible structure, sometimes motile and sometimes stationary, sometimes producing spores and sometimes not, and multiplying universally by binary fission.
From The Story of Germ Life by Conn, H. W. (Herbert William)
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