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The main features of the tetron model of elementary particles are discussed in the light of recent developments, in particular the formation of strong and electroweak vector bosons and a microscopic understanding of how the observed tetrahedral symmetry of the fermion spectrum may arise.

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An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10701-010-9416-4

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Lampe, B. Development of the Tetron Model. Found Phys 39, 215–236 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-009-9278-9

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