multiple fission

noun

, Biology.

1. fission into more than two new organisms.

multiple fission

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiple fission¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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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