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To: Right Wing Professor
Do you consider bacteria sexual or asexual?

Given that Bacteria usually reproduce by simply dividing in two and from Encyclopedia.com:" Reproduction is chiefly by binary fission, cell division yielding identical daughter cells. Some bacteria reproduce by budding or fragmentation.", I would say that they reproduce asexually.

161 posted on 01/31/2006 9:17:20 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce
Some bacteria reproduce by budding or fragmentation.", I would say that they reproduce asexually.

Sexuality in bacteria is not tied to reproduction; bacteria transfer genes via plasmids. Do you have any problem with the idea that single-celled organisms can exchange genetic material by comparatively simple means?

167 posted on 01/31/2006 9:27:27 AM PST by Right Wing Professor
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To: ShadowAce

Then you are badly misinformed.


179 posted on 01/31/2006 9:49:50 AM PST by furball4paws (Awful Offal)
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To: ShadowAce

They usually fall back on single-cells. You're lucky they're not doing the virus thing.


310 posted on 01/31/2006 1:30:12 PM PST by Mamzelle
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