Reproduction
Euglena undergo asexual reproduction by binary fission, which is the most common and simple reproduction. Although Euglena contain characteristics of animals, no sexual reproduction has been ever been recorded Reproduction by binary fission involves the process of mitosis, in which the organelles are duplicated and the two sets separate to from two identical daughter cells. Mitosis, or cell division, is the method used by plants and animals, and one most are familiar with.
Like mitosis, the organelles in the Euglena are all divided in half and the cytoplasm pinches off in the middle. This creates two cells that are the same in composition and size, due to its method of reproduction, there is little to no variation within a species of this genus.
The binary fission that occurs can be categorized into three groups depending on the plane of division: Simple, where the division occurs along any plane, transverse, where the division occurs along the transverse (across) axis, and longitudinal, where division occurs along the longitudinal (top to bottom) axis.
The whole life cycle of the Euglena is hard to consider because they lie dormant as spores when the environmental conditions are not right.
The binary fission that occurs can be categorized into three groups depending on the plane of division: Simple, where the division occurs along any plane, transverse, where the division occurs along the transverse (across) axis, and longitudinal, where division occurs along the longitudinal (top to bottom) axis.
The whole life cycle of the Euglena is hard to consider because they lie dormant as spores when the environmental conditions are not right.
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