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multiple fission
noun
, Biology.
- fission into more than two new organisms.
multiple fission
noun
- zoology asexual reproduction in unicellular organisms, esp sporozoans, in which the nucleus divides a number of times, followed by division of the cytoplasm, to form daughter cells
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Word History and Origins
Origin of multiple fission1
First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences
The nuclear processes during conjugation suggest the phylogenetic loss of a process of multiple fission into active gametes.
From Project Gutenberg
The third mode of reproduction, by spore formation, does not essentially differ from that by multiple fission.
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