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Life Sciences => Cells, Microbes & Viruses => Topic started by: Matthew Burnett on 27/08/2009 14:30:03

Title: What is binary fission?
Post by: Matthew Burnett on 27/08/2009 14:30:03

Matthew Burnett asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Hello Naked Scientists!

Would you be able to explain what binary fission is? I came across this term on the virology section and thought you might be able to explain briefly what this means!

Thank you!

What do you think?

Title: What is binary fission?
Post by: LeeE on 27/08/2009 16:26:59

Fission describes the act of a single item splitting into multiple items.  Binary just means two.  So binary fission is the term used to describe the act of a single item splitting into two separate items.

Have a read of:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_fission (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_fission)

Title: What is binary fission?
Post by: Nizzle on 28/08/2009 14:25:36

It's what you were doing the first 2 days after your dad's swimmer reached your moms egg