binary fission
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of binary fission
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Most undergo some form of asexual reproduction, such as binary fission, to produce two daughter cells.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
When another tsetse fly bites the infected person, it takes up the pathogen, which then multiplies by binary fission in the fly’s midgut.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Bacteria are prokaryotes that reproduce largely by binary fission.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
This type of cell division is called binary fission.
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 H. W. (Herbert William) Conn
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