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noun
After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fibril, filament, strand
History
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *khrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English -id English chromatid From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + English -id.
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