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Most prokaryotes multiply by mitosis, but some undergo various processes of genetic recombination such as transformation and transduction. These processes result in new strains of bacteria and viruses because they utilize some genes from other prokaryotes.

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No

They do not have a nucleus. So it is not possible

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Through Binary Fission

They do not have a nucleus. So they cannot undergo mitosis

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prokaryotic cells don't have a nucleus and mitosis involves division of the nucleus. prokaryotic cells divide by binary fission not mitosis

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Yes, although it is sometimes called binary fission. Prokaryotes divide to replicate themself through a form of cloning.

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No, they instead go through binary fission.

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How do prokaryotic cells divide?

Prokaryotic cells divide by binary fission. The genetic material is separated into two daughter cell after a DNA replication.


Is cell division a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell?

Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells divide; eukaryotic cells through mitosis, prokaryotic cells through binary fission.


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