With reference to the cell division explain the following term:
Chromatid

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Solution

Chromatid:
A chromatid is one half of a chromosome that has been duplicated.
Chromosomes are replicated prior to cell division, and identical chromosome copies link together at their centromeres.
A chromatid is one of these chromosomes' strands. Sister chromatids are chromatids that have been joined together.

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