A bacterial cell gives rise to two genetically identical daughter cells by a process known as
A) nondisjunction.
B) mitosis.
C) meiosis.
D) fission.
E) fertilization.

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Fission is the process by which a bacterial cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells. During fission, the DNA replicates and then the cell elongates, dividing the DNA and cytoplasm between the two daughter cells. This is a form of asexual reproduction. Nondisjunction, mitosis, meiosis, and fertilization are processes that occur in eukaryotic cells, not bacteria.

A Bacterial Cell Gives Rise to Two Genetically Identical Daughter