Difference between chromatids amd chromosomes

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Chromosomes:- A chromosome is an organized and condensed structure of DNA and protein found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes. 

Chromatids:- These are the two identical halves of the chromosomes which are held together at a point known as centromere.

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A?chromosome?is made up of twochromatids?which are joined by the centromere. The?chromatids?separate from each other during mitosis to form two new?chromosomes. The DNA making up a?chromosome?is dispersed as chromatin.
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