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Meaning of tetrad

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tetrad

Pronunciation:/ˈtɛtɹæd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A group of four things.

    Synonyms:foursomequartet
  2. Two pairs of sister chromatids (a dyad pair) aligned in a certain way and often on the equatorial plane during the meiosis process.

  3. A group of four haploid and immature pollen grains in tetrahedral fashion produced by meiotic microsporogenesis.

  4. A unit of land area of two by two (that is, four) square kilometres.