Answer:
D. assembly of the nuclear envelope
Explanation:
All living cells need to multipy and division is the process by which they do so. Binary fission is the cell division method employed by prokaryotic cells to propagate themselves. Like all cell division, binary fission also requires that the genetic material of the prokaryote be replicated in the cytoplasm.
The replicated DNA, found in chromosomes, later gets separated into opposite poles in a process called KARYOKINESIS. After which, CYTOKINESIS (division of cytoplasm) occurs. According to the question, prokaryotes do not require a nuclear envelope to be formed because they originally do not possess a nucleus that an envelope can form around. Their process of DNA replication occurs in the cytoplasm, close to the plasma membrane.
