Question

The diagram shows how a bacterium reproduces. Why do the new cells have the same DNA as the parent cell?

Diagram illustrating the binary fission process in four panels.
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The parent cell gets DNA from another cell before it divides.

The parent cell makes a copy of its DNA and then divides.

The parent cell gives only half of its DNA to the new cells.

The parent cell’s DNA changes before it divides into two cells.

Answer 1

The parent cell makes a copy of its DNA and then divides.

Explanation: before binary fission the cell replicates its chromosome, so each daughter cell receives an identical copy of the DNA.