Meaning bivalent
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1864, of chemicals, 1899, of chromosomes, from bi- + -valent, from Latin valentem, present participle of valere "be worth" (see valiant).
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Refers to a synapsed pair of homologous chromosomes. © 2005 by W. H. Freeman and Company. All rights reserved. Pierce, B. Genetics: A conceptual approach. 2nd Edition.
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It is the structure containing all the four chromatids at the start of meiosis.
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The pairs of homologous chromosomes at synapsis in the first meiotic division, a tetrad. bivalves
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(adj) having a valence of two or having two valences(adj) used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
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two synapsed chromosomes in prophase I of meiosis.
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containing two vaccines or two sdifferent strains of antigens
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Having two sites available for binding.
Source: dddmag.com

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During the prophase of meiosis I, homologous chromosomes pair and form synapses. The paired chromosomes are called bivalents. The bivalent has two chromosomes and four chromatids, with one chromosome [..]
Source: groups.molbiosci.northwestern.edu





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