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How Do Bacteria Typically Reproduce? | Binary Fission Basics

Bacteria usually reproduce by binary fission, where one cell copies its DNA, grows, and splits into two daughter cells. Bacteria do not reproduce the way plants, animals, or fungi do. In most cases, one bacterial cell makes two new cells by a plain, efficient process called binary fission. That simple pattern explains why bacterial populations

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