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Chromatid

Chromatid is one of two DNA strands formed by duplication of a chromosome. In general, two sister chromatids of a duplicated chromosome are connected at the centromere.

Chromosome structure


Definitions in the literature

  • A threadlike strand formed from a chromosome during the early stages of cell division [1].
  • One of the two identical strands of DNA and protein that forms a duplicated chromosome. The two sister chromatids of a duplicated chromosome are joined at the centromere [2].

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