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When a bacterium is introduced to a new environment that is an appropriate medium for that species to grow, fission allows a rapid expansion of the population (2-4-8-16-32-64 . . . etc.) . But there is usually a slight lag before the bacteria actually begin building up such a logarithmic growth curve. What is the best explanation?


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