Has a eukaryote ever been observed to mistakenly divide inside of itself?
@binsrc There's never a stupid question. In eukaryotes the process begins within the cell as the DNA and organelles begin to divide and line up in preparation of mitosis (or meiosis). What you're describing occurs in a form of binary fission within some prokaryotes. Check out: https://micro.cornell.edu/research/epulopiscium/binary-fission-and-other-forms-reproduction-bacteria/ #biology #mastodon
@darwish Cyanobacterium stanieria have the genetic material for photosynthesis but also undergo rapid cytoplasmic fission producing up to hundreds of baeocytes within an extra cellular matrix before it tears open releasing them. I wonder if it’s possible for a baeocyte to become trapped and only express certain genes from that point forward, yet still having enough resources to undergo a binary fission?
