214k views
3 votes
Single celled organisms can perform binary fission as a way to asexually reproduce. What is binary fission?

User Undreren
by
4.9k points

1 Answer

4 votes
Binary fission (BY-nuh-ree FIHSH-uhn) is asexual reproduction of a single-celled organism by division into two parts. ... But binary fission and mitosis have similar results—two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell.
User Randall Cook
by
4.7k points