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chromatid Definition

chro·ma·tid (krōmə 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.