chromatid

American  

[kroh-muh-tid] / ˈkroʊ mə tɪd /

noun

Genetics.

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

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chromatid British  

/ ˈkrəʊmətɪd /

noun

1. either of the two strands into which a chromosome divides during mitosis. They separate to form daughter chromosomes at anaphase

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chromatid Scientific  

/ krō′mə-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 mitosis

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Etymology

Origin of chromatid

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

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Example Sentences

The sister recombinant chromatid has a combination of maternal and paternal genes that did not exist before the crossover.

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 copy of the chromosome is referred to as a sister chromatid and is physically bound to the other copy.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Each chromosome in the homologous pair is also bound to an identical sister chromatid, which is produced by DNA replication, and results in the familiar “X” shape.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 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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