What does each cell produced by binary fission contain? a.) an independent assortment of the original cell's chromosomes b.) an identical copy of the original cell's chromosomes c.) twice as many chromosomes as the original cell d.) half the chromosomes of the original cell why is conjugation in bacteria not considered to be sexual reproduction? a.) it can occur between different species b.) dna is shared, but no cell division occurs c.) conjugation is a form of binary fission, which is asexual reproduction d.) cell division occurs, but no dna is shared