multiple fission
fission into more than two new organisms.
Origin of multiple fission
1- Compare binary fission.
Words Nearby multiple fission
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How to use multiple fission in a sentence
The nuclear processes during conjugation suggest the phylogenetic loss of a process of multiple fission into active gametes.
The third mode of reproduction, by spore formation, does not essentially differ from that by multiple fission.
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British Dictionary definitions for multiple fission
zoology asexual reproduction in unicellular organisms, esp sporozoans, in which the nucleus divides a number of times, followed by division of the cytoplasm, to form daughter cells
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