In bacterial cell division,the cell divides into two nearly equal halves.This process is referred to as:
A)binary fission
B)mitosis
C)fusion
D)meiosis
E)cytokinesis

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Binary fission is the process by which bacterial cells divide into two nearly equal halves. Mitosis is a process that occurs in eukaryotic cells, not bacterial cells. Fusion is a process by which two cells combine to form one cell, also not applicable in bacterial cell division. Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces gametes, also not applicable in bacterial cells. Cytokinesis is the final stage of cell division in which the cytoplasm divides to form two separate cells, which applies to binary fission.

In Bacterial Cell Division,the Cell Divides into Two Nearly Equal