dyad

dyad definition - medical

dy·ad (dīˈădˌ, -əd)

noun
  1. Two individuals or units regarded as a pair, such as a mother and a daughter.
  2. A divalent atom or radical.
  3. One pair of homologous chromosomes resulting from the division of a tetrad during meiosis.

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