Chromatids that are attached at the centromere are called what kind of chromatids?
Two sister chromatids (half a chromosome) join together at a protein junction called a centromere. Chromosomes are normally visible under a light microscope only when the cell is undergoing mitosis.ompaction of the duplicated chromosomes during cell division (mitosis or meiosis) results either in a four-arm structure (pictured to the right) if the centromere is located in the middle of the chromosome or a two-arm structure if the centromere is located near one of the ends.
In general, sister chromatids are either of the two chromatids of the same chromosome joined together by a common centromere. Once sister chromatids have separated (during the anaphase of mitosis or the anaphase II of meiosis during sexual reproduction), the strands are called daughter chromosomes. non-sister chromatid, on the other hand, refers to either of the two chromatids of paired homologous chromosomes, that is, the pairing of a paternal chromosome and a maternal chromosome. Non-sister (homologous) chromatids form chiasmata to exchange genetic material during the prophase I of meiosis.