Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.2, Problem 1COMQ
Binary fission
a. is a form of asexual reproduction.
b. is a way for bacteria to reproduce.
c. begins with a single mother cell and produces two genetically identical daughter cells.
d. is all of the above.
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Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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