Multiple Choice
Which of the following processes produces new cells that are genetically identical to the original cell?
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11. Cell Division
Introduction to Cell Division
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Which of the following is not a step in bacterial cell division?
A
Mitosis
B
Binary fission
C
DNA replication
D
Cytokinesis
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Understand that bacterial cell division primarily occurs through a process called binary fission, which is different from mitosis.
Recognize that binary fission involves the replication of the bacterial DNA, where the single circular chromosome is duplicated.
Note that after DNA replication, the cell grows and the two DNA molecules are separated to opposite ends of the cell.
Identify that cytokinesis is the final step in binary fission, where the cell membrane pinches inwards to divide the cell into two separate daughter cells.
Realize that mitosis is a process of cell division in eukaryotic cells, not in bacteria, and involves multiple stages such as prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, which are not part of bacterial cell division.
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