Question

Escherichia coli, E. coli, is a bacteria found in the intestinal flora of many animals. E. coli is a rod-shaped bacteria that reproduces asexually through binary fission. During binary fission, the parent cell copies its DNA and then divides into two new cells. Which of the following best describes these two new cells? (1 point) Responses The two new cells contain genetic information from both of the parent cells. The two new cells contain genetic information from both of the parent cells. The two new cells contain identical genetic information to the original parent cell. The two new cells contain identical genetic information to the original parent cell. The two new cells contain half as much genetic information as the parent cells and are sex cells. The two new cells contain half as much genetic information as the parent cells and are sex cells. One of the two new cells contains identical genetic information to the original parent cell, and the other will quickly perish. One of the two new cells contains identical genetic information to the original parent cell, and the other will quickly perish. Skip to navigation

Answer 1

The two new cells contain identical genetic information to the original parent cell.