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chromatid

[ kroh-muh-tid ]

noun

, Genetics.
  1. one of two identical chromosomal strands into which a chromosome splits longitudinally preparatory to cell division.


chromatid

/ ˈkrəʊmətɪd /

noun

  1. either of the two strands into which a chromosome divides during mitosis. They separate to form daughter chromosomes at anaphase
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


chromatid

/ krōmə-tĭd /

  1. 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.
  2. See more at meiosis


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chromatid1

First recorded in 1895–1900; chromat- + -id 3

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