Chromatid

Chromatids or Chromatids?

Understanding the meaning of the concept “chromatid” sometimes becomes a difficult task for those who hear about this term for the first time. In a general sense, this concept is interpreted as a diploid chromosome set of an organism, obtained by division (mitosis or meiosis) of a differentiated cell and consisting of two indissoluble halves. It should be noted that the modern general definition of this phenomenon is not clear, and sometimes there is even confusion in their name. Let's start with the fact that this phenomenon is not always called “chromaids”; this name is more typical for the biology of plants, especially spores and seeds. It should also be noted that when it comes to the division of diploid cellular elements (unicellular or multicellular) - both after the first and second mitosis - the resulting offspring are two daughter cells carrying two chromatids, each of which is formed during