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Record 1 2004-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
  • Living Matter - General Properties
DEF

Asexual reproduction of some unicellular organisms in which the cell divides into two more or less equal parts as in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces.

OBS

(binary fission). Characteristic method of vegetative multiplication of bacteria. A cell divides into two daughter cells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
  • Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
DEF

Forme de multiplication végétative des bactéries dans laquelle la cellule se divise en deux pour donner deux cellules filles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria vinícola
  • Propiedades generales de la materia viva
DEF

División sucesiva de los organismos unicelulares en células de dos en dos.

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