binary fission
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of binary fission
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The micronucleus is essential for sexual reproduction, whereas the macronucleus directs asexual binary fission and all other biological functions.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
In protists, binary fission can be divided into transverse or longitudinal, depending on the axis of orientation; sometimes Paramecium exhibit this method.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
T. brucei multiplies by binary fission in blood, lymph and spinal fluid.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Most are capable some form of asexual reproduction, such as binary fission to produce two daughter cells, or multiple fission to divide simultaneously into many daughter cells.
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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