Binary Fission

• Binary Fission

  The division of a prokaryotic cell into two offspring cells.

  
• Asexual Reproduction


  Process by which a single parent reproduces by itself
• First step of Binary Fission

  DNA replicates inside the cell
• Second step of Binary Fission

  DNA molecules move towards the opposite sides of the cell
• Third step of Binary Fission

  Cell "pinches" or splits, forming two "daughter cells"
• DNA


  A complex molecule containing the genetic information.

  
• Daughter Cells


  Identical cells that are formed after a cell goes through cell division.
• Cell Cycle


  An ordered sequence of events in the life of a cell