bacteria reproduces by mitosis or meiosis

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meiosis - two cell divisions resulting in four genetically different haploid cells. Most unicellular organisms (such as bacteria) create their next generation by replicating all of their parts and then splitting into two cells, a type of asexual reproduction called binary fission.

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