Tetrad

/ˈtɛtɹæd/

noun

  1. A group of four things.

  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.

Synonyms: foursome, quartet

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