chromatid
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Now, when that sister chromatid is moved into a gamete cell it will carry some DNA from one parent of the individual and some DNA from the other parent.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Each chromatid, now called a chromosome, is pulled rapidly toward the centrosome to which its microtubule is attached.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Each sister chromatid forms an individual kinetochore that attaches to microtubules from opposite poles.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
During anaphase II, as in mitotic anaphase, the kinetochores divide and one sister chromatid is pulled to one pole and the other sister chromatid is pulled to the other pole.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
These chromatic errors of systems, which are achromatic for two colours, are called the ``secondary spectrum,'' and depend upon the aperture and focal length in the same manner as the primary chromatid errors do.
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