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Question
Binary fission describes the type of reproduction where the organism divides to form :
(a) many spores
(b) two daughters
(c) many buds
(d) two hyphae
Solution
(b) two daughters
In binary fission, a single-celled organism divides into two daughter cells that are identical to their parent.
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