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

chromatid

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chromatid¹

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