Binary Fission
Conjugation
Compare and Contrast
Similarities between the two processes are that they are both methods of reproduction in bacteria, both involve plasmids, and both end with 2 daughter cells. Differences are that binary fission ends with 2 identical daughter cells, whereas the daughter cells in conjugation are genetically different, there is no mate required in Binary Fission, where in conjugation a mate is required. Binary fission is a much faster process than conjugation, and Binary Fission is asexual reproduction, whereas Conjugation is a sexual process.
Similarities between the two processes are that they are both methods of reproduction in bacteria, both involve plasmids, and both end with 2 daughter cells. Differences are that binary fission ends with 2 identical daughter cells, whereas the daughter cells in conjugation are genetically different, there is no mate required in Binary Fission, where in conjugation a mate is required. Binary fission is a much faster process than conjugation, and Binary Fission is asexual reproduction, whereas Conjugation is a sexual process.