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A bivalent of meiosis i consists of...

A bivalent of meiosis i consists of

A

Two chromatids and one centromere

B

Two chromatids and two centromere

C

Four chromatids and two centromere

D

Four chromatids and four centromere

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C
In the zygotene stage of meiosis two homologous chromosome associate by synapsis. The two homologous chromosomes consist of four chromatids and joined by two centromeres
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