Are tetrads visible in meiosis, mitosis, or both?

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Are tetrads visible in meiosis, mitosis, or both?

2007-03-21 17:09:49 · 4 answers · asked by Steenskees 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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tetrads are visible in the leptotene and zygotene phases of meiosis

2007-03-21 19:29:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

meiosis- tetrads form when the DNA dupplicates in gametes prior to meiosis 1. tetra=4, when homolgous chromosomes are still paired. the tetrads seperate in meiosis 1, leaving sister chromatids (i.e) one half of the homologous chromosomes in each daughter cell, then in meiosis 2 the sister chromatids seperate each going into one of the 4 daughter chromosomes.

2007-03-22 01:04:32 · answer #2 · answered by xephras 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

It is visible only in meiosis. It is also refered as Bivalent.

2007-03-22 09:02:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

meiosis

2007-03-22 00:18:27 · answer #4 · answered by novangelis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋