Labelled diagram of Binary fission in Amoeba
Labelled diagram of Binary fission in Amoeba: For unicellular organisms, cell division or fission, leads to the formation of new individuals. Several different fragmentation patterns have been observed.
Many bacteria and protozoa divide into two equal parts during cell division. In organisms such as amoeba, two cells can divide in any plane during division. Amoeba is a single celled organism and reproduces by binary fission like bacteria.
After replicating its genetic material through mitotic division, the cell divides into two equal sized daughter cells. In this method, two identical individuals are created from the same stem cell.
An amoeba that is about to divide grows larger and over time, its nucleus expands and divides into two parts. The division of the cytoplasm follows the division of the nucleus. So, two amoebas develop from the same parents and the identity of the parents is technically lost. Amoeba reproduces asexually by binary fission.
In this process an individual divides itself into two daughter cells. They are genetically identical to each other.