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| A chromatid is one copy of a duplicated chromosome, which generally is joined to the other copy by a centromere,[1] for the process of nuclear division (mitosis or meiosis). |
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| A chromosome is a structure of DNA, protein, and RNA found in cells. |
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| Mitosis is the process, in the cell cycle, by which a cell duplicates into two genetically identical daughter cells. |
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| Meiosis is a special type of cell division necessary for sexual reproduction in eukaryotes, such as animals, plants and fungi. |
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| Spindle apparatus refers to the subcellular structure that segregates chromosomes between daughter cells during cell division. |
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