Question

What is the basic difference between binary fission and budding?

• A. In budding, the parent's identity is lost, while in binary fission, it is maintained.
• B. In binary fission, the parent's identity is lost, while it is maintained in budding.
• C. There is a fusion of daughter cells in binary fission while in budding, genetically non-identical daughter cells are produced.
• D. In binary fission, two dissimilar individuals (daughter cells) are formed while in budding, daughter and parent cells are similar.

Answer 1

The correct option is B In binary fission, the parent's identity is lost, while it is maintained in budding.

In budding there is an outgrowth from the parent individual producing a bud, which is identical to its parent individual, but in binary fission, there is no bud or outgrowth formation. It only results in two identical individuals by splitting the parent cell into two parts with mitotic cell division followed by cytokinesis.