A bacterial cell splits into two new cells by a process called:

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Binary fission is the process by which a bacterial cell replicates its DNA and then divides into two identical daughter cells. It is how most bacterial cells divide and multiply. Duplications, cell plates, and cell furrows are all methods of cell division in eukaryotic cells, but are not used by bacteria. Mitosis is a process of cell division in eukaryotic cells, not bacterial cells.

A Bacterial Cell Splits into Two New Cells by a Process