• Mitosis can only be seen among eukaryotes while binary fission occurs only in prokaryotes.
• Unlike the binary fission, mitosis can be considered as rather a complex process.
• Mitosis produces two genetically
identical nuclei at the end, while binary fission will result in two
separate, genetically identical cells.
• During mitosis, specialized structures
such as mitotic spindle will be formed to assist in the process. But in
binary fission no such structures are made.
• In mitosis, each DNA copy is attached
to the mitotic spindle, but in binary fission copies of DNA is attached
directly to the cell membrane.
• Mitosis involves only the division of
the nuclei, whereas binary fission involves division of genetic material
as well as the cytoplasm.
