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tetrasome

noun
tet·​ra·​some
plural -s

Definition of tetrasome

: an association (as in a polyploid) of four homologous chromosomes in the meiotic prophase — compare bivalent, tetrad

History and Etymology for tetrasome

tetra- + -some

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