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noun Biology.

fission into more than two new organisms.

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Origin of multiple fission

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby multiple fission

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How to use multiple fission in a sentence

The nuclear processes during conjugation suggest the phylogenetic loss of a process of multiple fission into active gametes.
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The third mode of reproduction, by spore formation, does not essentially differ from that by multiple fission.
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British Dictionary definitions for multiple fission

multiple fission

noun

zoology asexual reproduction in unicellular organisms, esp sporozoans, in which the nucleus divides a number of times, followed by division of the cytoplasm, to form daughter cells

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