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chromatid
[ kroh-muh-tid ]
noun
, Genetics.
- one of two identical chromosomal strands into which a chromosome splits longitudinally preparatory to cell division.
chromatid
/ ˈkrəʊmətɪd /
noun
- either of the two strands into which a chromosome divides during mitosis. They separate to form daughter chromosomes at anaphase
chromatid
/ krō′mə-tĭd /
- Either of the two strands formed when a chromosome duplicates itself as part of the early stages of cell division. The chromatids are joined together by a single centromere and later separate to become individual chromosomes.
- See more at meiosis
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