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binary fission

noun

, Biology.
  1. fission into two organisms approximately equal in size.


binary fission

noun

  1. asexual reproduction in unicellular organisms by division into two daughter cells
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of binary fission1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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