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binary fission

n. The process whereby a cell divides asexually to produce two daughter cells.

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Ask him for a story about extraterrestrials from Uranus who reproduce by binary fission and I imagine he would have three different sets of xeroxes in your hand the next day.

Such malleability suggests a simple original form -- and that suggests binary fission.

And binary fission -- it's lousy, I say really lousy, compared to the Terran form of -- you know.

And, after absorbing the resulting nutrients, it reproduces, by simple binary fission.