Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Binary fission
What Binary fission means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Binary fission
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Bacteria reproduce asexually by this process, so growth is measured as an increase in population number rather than cell size.
Topics that use Binary fission
- Topic 4: Biodiversity and Natural Resources (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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