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In metaphase, sister chromatids align along the metaphase plate at right angles to the cell poles. In anaphase, sister chromatids separate and begin moving toward opposite ends of the cell. Once the paired sister chromatids separate from one another, each chromatid is considered a single-stranded, full chromosome. In telophase and cytokinesis, separated sister chromatids are divided into two separate daughter cells. Each separated chromatid is referred to as a daughter chromosome.
Sister chromatids (pronounced KRÅ-mÉ-tidz) are the two identical halves of a single replicated eukaryotic chromosome. They are joined at the centromere (see diagram at right) and genetically identical because, during interphase, they are produced from the two complementary strands of a single duplex DNA molecule (). single replicated chromosome has two sister chromatids. One chromatid is shown in yellow, the other in blue. The two chromatids contain exactly identical chains of double-stranded DNA, as well as a protein support structure composed of mostly of histones. Histones are proteins present in all eukaryotic cells.