Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition

by Tortora, Gerard J.; Funke, Berdell R.; Case, Christine L.

Published by Benjamin Cummings

ISBN 10: 0321733606

ISBN 13: 978-0-32173-360-3

Chapter 11 - Figure 11.3 - Hyphomicrobium, a type of budding bacterium - Question - Page 305: 1

Answer

Bacteria undergo reproduction through binary fission.

Work Step by Step

Bacteria, prokaryotic in nature, undergoes binary fission in order to reproduce. This process involves the division of the cell into two equal cells, both containing the DNA of the original cell.

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