Binary fission Knowledge-Based Practice

Biology · Cell Communication & the Cell Cycle · Biology · Cell Cycle & Cell Division

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    During binary fission in prokaryotic cells, which process is directly responsible for ensuring that each new daughter cell receives a copy of the genome?

    • A) Formation of a microtubule spindle that pulls separated chromatids toward centrosomes
    • B) Disassembly and reassembly of the nuclear envelope around condensing chromosomes
    • C) Movement of the duplicated origins of replication toward opposite ends of the elongating cell
    • D) Alignment of paired homologous chromosomes along a central metaphase plate

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