Question 12 • PA Human Anatomy & Physiology A 2026-2027 SMITH IC
A tetrad forms when two homologous chromosomes pair up during meiosis. Each chromosome has two sister chromatids, so the paired chromosomes together contain four chromatids. A chromatid is only one copy of a chromosome, while a zygote and a gamete are cells, not chromosome pairs.
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