Alternation of generations is not found in bacterium E. coli due to the lack of
A
Syngamy
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B
Reduction division
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C
Nucleus
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D
Chromosomes
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Solution
The correct option is D Reduction division
Alternation of generation can happen only with the occurrence of meiosis, as present in several plant species, which have diploid or haploid gametophyte and sporophyte phase.
For this reason, such reduction division (meiosis) is absent in E.coli. Hence, it also lacks the alternation of generation.