Before cell division of somatic cells, each chromosome must be replicated.  After replication, the resulting two parts of each chromosome are held together by cohesin at the centromere.  These two parts are referred to as:

A. Sister chromatids
B. Daughter chromosomes
C. Genes
D. Homologous chromosomes
E. Kinetochores


Answer: A

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