Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
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Chapter 10, Cell Growth and Division - Assessment - 10.2 The Process of Cell Division - Understand Key Concepts/Think Critically - Page 300: 15

Answer

In prokaryotic organisms, reproduction occurs via binary fission, which is somewhat similar to the process of cell division in eukaryotic cells. In binary fission of prokaryotic cells, the DNA replicates, and then each DNA molecule attaches itself to the cell wall at different parts in the cell. The membrane pinches inward to form two identical daughter cells. The cell division of eukaryotes goes through two stages, from mitosis, which is nuclear division or division of the genetic material, to cytokinesis where the cytoplasm is divided between the two cells and the cells become completely separated from one another.

Work Step by Step

In prokaryotic organisms, reproduction occurs via binary fission, which is somewhat similar to the process of cell division in eukaryotic cells. In binary fission of prokaryotic cells, the DNA replicates, and then each DNA molecule attaches itself to the cell wall at different parts in the cell. The membrane pinches inward to form two identical daughter cells. The cell division of eukaryotes goes through two stages, from mitosis, which is nuclear division or division of the genetic material, to cytokinesis where the cytoplasm is divided between the two cells and the cells become completely separated from one another.
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