During binary fission, one paramecium cell divides into two genetically identical offspring, or daughter cells. According to Forney, the micronucleus undergoes mitosis, but the macronucleus ...

Paramecium reproduces asexually, by binary fission, which is not related to the mating process. During conjugation, Paramecium of compatible mating types exchange haploid nuclei, equivalent to ...

The protozoan Paramecium, widely studied as a typical ciliate, multiplies asexually by binary fission much of the time, but under certain conditions will reproduce sexually. Two mating types ...