chromatid
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The main differences between the processes occur in the first division of meiosis, in which homologous chromosomes are paired and exchange non-sister chromatid segments.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Figure 10.8 During prometaphase, mitotic spindle microtubules from opposite poles attach to each sister chromatid at the kinetochore.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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 was attached.
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.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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