Tetrad (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a group of four.
  2. the number four.
  3. a group of four chromatids formed by synapsis at the beginning of meiosis.
  4. a tetravalent or quadrivalent element, atom, or group.
noun
  1. a group or series of four
  2. the number four
  3. a group of four cells formed by meiosis from one diploid cell
  4. a four-stranded structure, formed during the pachytene stage of meiosis, consisting of paired homologous chromosomes that have each divided into two chromatids
  5. an element, atom, group, or ion with a valency of four
  6. a square of 2 × 2 km used in distribution mapping
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