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chromatid

/ˈkɹəʊmətɪd/

chromatid noun: after DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.

chromatid: after DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome...
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Noun

chromatid (plural chromatids)

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

chromatid meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

chromatid in Tamil

அரைநிறவுரு, குரோமாட்டிடு, புன்னிறமூர்த்தம்

chromatid in Tagalog

Translations
kakulawas

Forms of chromatid

pluralchromatids

Origin of chromatid

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

Words formed from chromatid

Phrases with chromatid

Questions about chromatid

What does chromatid mean?
Chromatid means after DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
What is chromatid in Tamil?
Chromatid in Tamil is அரைநிறவுரு, குரோமாட்டிடு, புன்னிறமூர்த்தம். See Chromatid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chromatid?
Chromatid is a noun.
How do you pronounce chromatid?
Chromatid is pronounced /ˈkɹəʊmətɪd/.
What is the plural of chromatid?
The plural of chromatid is chromatids.

Words near chromatid in the dictionary

  1. chromaticized
  2. chromaticizes
  3. chromaticizing
  4. chromaticness
  5. chromatics
  6. chromatid
  7. chromatidic
  8. chromatids
  9. chromatin
  10. chromating
  11. chromatinic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chromatid (page history and authors); chromatid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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