chromatid

See also: Chromatid

English

WOTD – 18 August 2006

In this schematic diagram of a human metaphase chromosome, (1) refers to a chromatid: one-half of the two identical double helices of the already replicated chromosome, both joined together by the centromere (2). During cell division, the identical copies (together called a sister chromatid pair) are divided over the two daughter cells, each double helix then constituting a chromosome in its own right. The short (3) and long arm (4) of the chromatid to the right are also marked.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) +‎ -id.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹəʊmətɪd/

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Noun

chromatid (plural chromatids)

1. (genetics) After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.

Derived terms

• chromatidic
• sister chromatid

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: cromàtide f
• Czech: chromatida f
• Dutch: chromatide (nl)
• Finnish: kromatidi (fi)
• German: Chromatid (de) n
• Kazakh: хроматида (xromatida)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: kromatîd f

• Polish: chromatyda f
• Portuguese: cromátide f
• Romanian: cromatidă (ro) f
• Spanish: cromátida f
• Swedish: kromatid (sv)
• Tagalog: kakulawas
• Turkish: kromatit (tr)
• Welsh: cromatid m

Anagrams

• dichromat