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leptotene
[ lep-tuh-teen ]
noun
, Cell Biology.
- a stage of cell division during the prophase of meiosis, in which the chromosomes are not distinct but appear as a mass of entangled threads.
leptotene
/ ˈlɛptəʊˌtiːn /
noun
- the first stage of the prophase of meiosis during which the nuclear material becomes resolved into slender single-stranded chromosomes
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Origin of leptotene1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of leptotene1
C20: from lepto- + -tene, from Greek tainia band, filament
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