Prokaryotic cell division


Most prokaryotes divide by


[A] Mitosis
[B] Meiosis
[C] Fission
[D] Fusion




Reproduction in Prokaryotes


  • Prokaryotes, such as bacteria, commonly propagate by binary fission.

Prokaryotic cell


  • Well defined nucleus – absent
  • Histones – absent
  • Golgi apparatus – absent
  • Cytoskeleton – absent
  • Lysosomes- absent
  • Mitochondria – absent

  • Cell division usually by fission, no mitosis