chromatid
chromatid
Definition
chro·ma·tid (krō′mə tid′)
noun
any of the structures into which a chromosome divides during mitosis or meiosis
chromatid
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hold: We are also interested in potential roles for the apparatus that holds sister chromatids together in non-dividing somatic cells.
- call: They each consist of two threads called chromatids, each an exact copy of the parent chromosome.
Adjective modifier
- sister: The result is two daughter cells, each containing the normal amount of DNA, arranged into sister chromatids.
- homologous: Meiosis II - One set of homologous chromatids fail to separate.
- identical: Each chromosome has divided to produce 2 identical chromatids, joined at a structure called the centromere.
Modifies a noun
- cohesion: We are also interested in the role of PP1 in other fundamental processes such as sister chromatid cohesion.
- exchange: The sister chromatid exchange assay was not considered further.
- gap: Members noted that increases potentially associated with exposure were predominantly owing to chromatid gaps.
- assay: The sister chromatid exchange assay was not considered further.
Noun used with modifier
- sister: By the end of metaphase, the sister chromatids have become aligned along the cell's equatorial plane.
Browse dictionary entries near chromatid
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