What keeps them cohesive?” Traditionally, it has been assumed that microbial evolution occurs primarily through asexual reproduction, specifically binary fission, with only sporadic genetic ...

Bacterial and other microbes are thought to evolve primarily through binary fission, meaning asexual reproduction, while also engaging in infrequent genetic exchange. Using a novel bioinformatic ...

Bacteria reproduce by cloning themselves through binary fission - a kind of asexual reproduction. In the right conditions, they can reproduce very quickly. Some species can replicate themselves in ...