Chromatid

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  • noun. Either of the two daughter strands of a replicated chromosome that are joined by a single centromere and separate during cell division to become individual chromosomes.
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  • noun. one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis.
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  • noun. Either of the two strands of a chromosome that separate during mitosis.
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  • noun. one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis
    • Word Usage
    "Some cellular mutations occuring in transformed cells may even be virus-induced, because in the early stages of transformation by papova viruses cells of primary cultures have frequent chromatid breaks (39)."
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fibril  filament  strand  
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