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Definition of octad in English: octadnoun ˈɒktadˈɑktæd technical A group or set of eight. Example sentencesExamples - After meiosis, the four meiotic products undergo an additional mitotic division to yield eight haploid nuclei, which differentiate into an octad of eight ascospores.
- In this case, the first postmeiotic cells deriving from the spores have been separated to yield octads composed of four pairs of colonies deriving from a single meiosis.
- In these cases, molecular analysis was performed on only four members of the octad.
Origin Mid 19th century: via late Latin from Greek oktas, oktad-, from oktō 'eight'. Definition of octad in US English: octadnounˈäktadˈɑktæd technical A group or set of eight. Example sentencesExamples - In this case, the first postmeiotic cells deriving from the spores have been separated to yield octads composed of four pairs of colonies deriving from a single meiosis.
- In these cases, molecular analysis was performed on only four members of the octad.
- After meiosis, the four meiotic products undergo an additional mitotic division to yield eight haploid nuclei, which differentiate into an octad of eight ascospores.
Origin Mid 19th century: via late Latin from Greek oktas, oktad-, from oktō ‘eight’. |