| binary fission | <cell biology> Division of a cell into two daughter cells after DNA replication and nuclear division (mitosis). A form of asexual reproduction. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| binary nomenclature | The system of nomenclature in which the names of species are composed of two parts, a generic name and a specific epithet (species name, in botany). Synonym: binary nomenclature, binomial nomenclature. Origin: Carl von Linne (05 Mar 2000) |
| binary process | A random event with two exhaustive and mutually exclusive outcomes; a Bernoulli process. (05 Mar 2000) |