Binary Fission

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Advantages
- Reproduction process
is very simple
- Leads to a large number of cells in a short amount of time
- In ideal conditions, cells replicate every 20 minutes
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Stage One
circular DNA and plasmids replicate
(produce exact copies)
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Stage Two
cell grows in size,
DNA and plasmids move to opposite sides of the cell
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Stage Three
cytoplasm divides and a new cell wall begins to form
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Stage Four
cells separated by a new cell wall
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Stage Five
each new cell has a single copy of circular DNA and a variable number of plasmids
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Card 2

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circular DNA and plasmids replicate
(produce exact copies)

Back

Stage One

Card 3

Front

cell grows in size,
DNA and plasmids move to opposite sides of the cell

Back

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Card 4

Front

cytoplasm divides and a new cell wall begins to form

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

cells separated by a new cell wall

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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