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How many tetrad complexes are in a cell if 2n=4?

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  • by Alexander Newman on March 3rd, 2010

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    Tetrads, also known as bivalents, form during prophase I of the meiosis process. When gametes split, n equals 2. Since one chromosome must come from each parent, there exist only two possible tetrads.

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    University of Arizona Meiosis Tutorial: Chromosomes in a Diploid Cell

    University of Arizona Meiosis Tutorial: Meiosis I & II

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