What is binary cleavage?
binary cleavage is a form of asexual reproduction used by all prokaryotic organisms, and some eukaryotic organisms such as mushrooms. In addition to using this process to duplicate whole organisms, it is also used in cells of eukaryotic organisms by some organelles. In this process, two daughter cells are produced by one parent cell that clones itself effectively. Bacteria Escherichia coli have been widely used by the study of binary cleavage, as it provides a classical example of this method of asexual reproduction in action and is very abundant. As the cell grows, the sets of DNA move to the opposite ends of the cells. Once the cell reaches the correct size, it is divided into two and creates two daughter cells with the same DNA. This process is used classically when the organisms are in a stable environment. Sexual reproduction is important because it contributes to genetic diversity by mixing the genes of different individuals. Repeated binary cleavage sessions would reduce geneticou diversity, which would be very prone to erase. Sexual reproduction mixes things, maintains a variety and promotes the development of beneficial mutations.
The timing of binary cleavage is important because organisms must do it at the right moment. The process is partially regulated by a septal ring, a ring of proteins that form around the center of the cell, encouraging it to evenly distribute without damaging the bottom or cell wall. Errors in the cleavage process can cause daughter cells with incomplete DNA or other copies of Certain genes. The septal ring is designed to prevent it.
In the cells of eukaryotic organisms, this method can be reproduced by organelles such as mitochondria. Binary cleavage in the cell is usually timed to take place when the cell in the process of replication and division as part of the cell cycle. Errors may occur during this process, causing problems withdaughter cells produced during cell division. These mistakes can cause cellular death because the new cell cannot survive in itself, or may lead to conditions such as cancer caused by cell division errors that lead to proliferation of cell growth.