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dyad /dy·ad/ (di´ad) a double chromosome resulting from the halving of a tetrad.
dy·ad (dd, -d)
n.
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.

dyad
[dī′ad]
Etymology: Gk, dyas, two
one of the paired homologous chromosomes, consisting of two chromatids, that result from the division of a tetrad in the first meiotic division of gametogenesis. dyadic, adj.

dyad
Psychiatry A 2-person relationship–eg, a therapeutic relationship between doctor and Pt in psychotherapy. See Folie á dieux. Cf Shared delusion.


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His research interests are dyads and triads in supply networks, supply base rationalization, second-and third-tier suppliers, supplier-supplier relationships, and supply chain disintermediation.
Re-reading Sophocles' Oedipal tragedy and introducing the term 'desirand' to emphasis the active nature of desiring, he reassesses the dyads of subject/object, sanity/madness, and speech/silence in their analysis of desire, multiple subjectivities, and social delirium.
Method Participants We combined data from 302 people with MS and their primary caregivers to form dyads for this study.
 
 
 
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