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How does a prokaryotic cell know how to reproduce?

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They reproduce by a process know as binary fission. 
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Prokaryotic cells reproduce by a process that is called binary fission. The DNA in such cells is contained in a single circular chromosome called a plasmid within the cytoplasm. The reproductive process starts with the replication of the chromosome.
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