CHROMATID


Meaning of CHROMATID in English

[ 'krəʊmətɪd ]

■ noun Biology each of the two identical thread-like strands into which a chromosome divides during cell division.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Gk khrōma , khrōmat- 'colour' + -id 2 .

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