Binary Fission Definition
noun
A method of asexual reproduction that involves the splitting of a parent cell into two approximately equal parts.
American Heritage
Asexual reproduction in protists by a splitting of the cell into two approximately equal parts.
Webster's New World
A form of asexual reproduction in bacteria and other prokaryotes that involves the splitting of a parent cell into two independent cells.
American Heritage Medicine
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