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Binary Fission and Horizontal Gene Transfer, Reused
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Prokaryotes reproduce asexually by binary fission, per Bio 0903, splitting into two clones, then gain new gene combinations only through horizontal transfer.
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Transformation, transduction, and conjugation, per Bio 1817, are the three classical routes by which a prokaryote acquires DNA outside of fission.
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Binary fission alone produces no diversity — any recombination in prokaryotes comes from horizontal transfer, not from fission.