tetrad: meaning and definitions

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What is tetrad?

What is tetrad?

  • A group or set of four.
  • A tetravalent atom, radical, or element.
  • Biology A four-part structure that forms during the prophase of meiosis and consists of two homologous chromosomes, each composed of two sister chromatids.
  • Botany Biology A group of four cells, as of spores or pollen grains, formed by division of one mother cell.

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