mitosis and binary fission

Why cells need to divide

Why cells need to divide

1. Growth

2. Repair

Prokaryotes

Asexual reproduction by binary fission

Eukaryotes

Asexual reproduction by mitosis

Binary fission

method of asexual reproduction by which almost all prokaryotes reproduce.

Mitosis

cell division by which eukaryotic cells get renewed. For growth and repair in eukaryotes, mitosis is required.

Mitosis and binary fission differences

Binary fission

• Complex process

• It does not occur in phases.

• DNA gets replicated.

Mitosis

• Simple process

• It takes place in four subphases,i.e. prophase, anaphase, metaphase, and telophase.

• chromosomes get replicated.