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chromatid

chro·ma·tid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kroh-muh-tid]
    • /ˈkroʊ mə tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kroh-muh-tid]
    • /ˈkroʊ mə tɪd/

Definitions of chromatid word

  • noun chromatid either of the two strands into which a chromosome divides during mitosis. They separate to form daughter chromosomes at anaphase 3
  • noun chromatid any of the structures into which a chromosome divides during mitosis or meiosis 3
  • noun chromatid one of two identical chromosomal strands into which a chromosome splits longitudinally preparatory to cell division. 1
  • noun chromatid Each of the two threadlike strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally during cell division. Each contains a double helix of DNA. 1
  • noun chromatid (genetics) Either of the two strands of a chromosome that separate during mitosis. 0
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Origin of chromatid

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; chromat- + -id3

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Parts of speech for Chromatid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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chromatid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • acentric

    without a centre

  • acrocentric

    (of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end

  • crossing over

    the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the diplotene stage of meiosis. It results in the rearrangement of genes and produces variation in the inherited characteristics of the offspring

  • diplotene

    a late stage of prophase during meiosis, in which the chromatid pairs of the tetrads begin to separate and chiasmata can be seen.

  • metacentric

    Naval Architecture. of or relating to a metacenter.

  • telocentric

    of or relating to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is positioned at its end, creating one chromosome arm. Compare acentric (def 2), acrocentric, metacentric (def 2).
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