binary fission
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of binary fission
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Figure 22.17 Besides binary fission, there are three other mechanisms by which prokaryotes can exchange DNA.
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They are a functional part of binary fission.
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Most undergo some form of asexual reproduction, such as binary fission, to produce two daughter cells.
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Prokaryotes such as bacteria propagate by binary fission.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
This organism is remarkable in one or two ways: it possesses a contractile vacuole; the amoeboid trophozoites tend to form plasmodia; and the spores, of the usual simple type, may apparently divide by binary fission.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
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