When prokaryotic bacterial cells undergo cell division, the single circular chromosome replicates to form a second chromosome. T
his new chromosome, like the original, attaches to the plasma membrane. Next, the plasma membrane pinches inward, and a cell wall forms across the middle of the cell to separate the two chromosomes and form two daughter cells. How does cell division in bacteria differ from mitosis in eukaryotes?
Binary fission occurs primarily in prokaryotes, while mitosis only occurs in eukaryotes Binary fission is a simpler and faster process than mitosis. The third main form of cell division is meiosis.
