Question
What is multiple fission? Give example.
Answer
Multiple fission is a type of asexual reproduction in which a single parent organism divides into multiple daughter cells, each of which develops into a new individual.
One example of multiple fission is found in the life cycle of some protozoa, such as Plasmodium which causes malaria. During multiple fission, the parent cell undergoes several rounds of nuclear division without cytokinesis, resulting in a multinucleate cell. The multinucleate cell then divides into multiple daughter cells, each containing a single nucleus and other cell organelles, which develop into new individuals.
