Meaning & use
tetrads
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Groups or sets of four related things.
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In genetics, homologous chromosomes pair up to form tetrads during meiosis.
The chemist arranged the elements into tetrads based on shared properties.
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Frequently used in biology and chemistry to describe groupings of four units or structures.
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quartets
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