Which of the following is a major difference between binary fission and mitosis?

Mitosis can only occur in sexually reproducing eukaryotes.
In binary fission, there is no duplication of genetic material.
In mitosis, two parents, or mother cells, are needed to initiate the process.
Binary fission can only take place in unicellular organisms.

Question

Which of the following is a major difference between binary fission and mitosis?
 	
	Mitosis can only occur in sexually reproducing eukaryotes.
	In binary fission, there is no duplication of genetic material.
	In mitosis, two parents, or mother cells, are needed to initiate the process.
	Binary fission can only take place in unicellular organisms.

anonymous · Answer

This is a terrible question and answer set.  Binary fission is how prokaryotes replicate, and only prokaryotes use this method.  Single-cell Eukaryotes undergo mitosis, never binary fission.