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The ability of a cell to divide into sev...

The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in Plasmodium is called

A

budding

B

reduction division

C

binary fission

D

multiple fission

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D

Multiple fission-organisms divide into many daughter cells simultaneously. e.g., Plasmodium Budding-small bud develops on the cell wall of organism that separate and grow further, e.g., yeast.
Reduction division-meiosis is described as a process of reduction division. The number of chromosomes are reduced to half. Binary fission organisms divide into two daughter cells. e.g., Amoeba.
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