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Binary Fission

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003109

A type of asexual reproduction of bacteria where the parent cell increases in length and doubles its parts, and then splits into two new, equally sized units called daughter cells. This process increases the number of bacteria in the population.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003109
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA EV-Biological Substances-Microorganisms-Microorganism Activities/Processes
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003109",
  "term": "Binary Fission",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A type of asexual reproduction of bacteria where the parent cell increases in length and doubles its parts, and then splits into two new, equally sized units called daughter cells. This process increases the number of bacteria in the population.",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Biological Substances-Microorganisms-Microorganism Activities/Processes"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/binary-fission/"
}

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