MCAT - Binary Fission

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binary fission

process that bacteria use to carry out cell division

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origin of replication

spot on the chromosome where copying of DNA by replication enzymes begins; two origins move on opposite sides of the plasmid until the DNA is copied

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septum

new dividing wall, forms down the middle of the cell

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Final Step

the septum itself splits down the middle, and the two cells are released to continue their lives as individual bacteria