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In meiosis-I, a bivalent is an associati...

In meiosis-I, a bivalent is an association of

A

Four chromatids and four centromeres

B

Two chromatids and two centromeres

C

Two chromatids and one centromere

D

Four chromatids and two centromeres

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D
Bivalent is an association between two homologous chromosomes. Each chromosome consist of two chromatids and two homologous chromosomes consist of four chromatids and these chromatid joined by two centromeres.

Diagrammatic representation of synaptonemal complex
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