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binary fission

 
–noun Biology.
fission into two organisms approximately equal in size.
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Origin:
1895–1900
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binary fission  
n.  A method of asexual reproduction that involves the splitting of a parent cell into two approximately equal parts.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: binary fission
Function: noun
: reproduction of a cell by division into two approximately equal parts —compare MULTIPLE FISSION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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binary fission n.
A method of asexual reproduction that involves the splitting of a parent cell into two daughter cells.

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Science Dictionary
binary fission  
See fission.
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Encyclopedia

binary fission

asexualasexual reproduction by a separation of the body into two new bodies. In the process of binary fission, an organism duplicates its genetic material, or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and then divides into two parts (cytokinesis), with each new organism receiving one copy of DNA.

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