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How many bivalents are formed during a meiotic division in onion?

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answer is 2.

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The diploid chromosome number of onion is 16. Each bivalent of zygotene has two chromosomes. Hence the number of bivalents in the meiosis of onion is 8.
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How many bivalents are formed during a meiotic division in onion?