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leptotene
[ lep-tuh-teen ]
/ ˈlɛp təˌtin /
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for leptotene
leptotene
/ (ˈlɛptəʊˌtiːn) /
noun
the first stage of the prophase of meiosis during which the nuclear material becomes resolved into slender single-stranded chromosomes
Word Origin for leptotene
C20: from lepto- + -tene, from Greek tainia band, filament
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Medical definitions for leptotene
leptotene
[ lĕp′tə-tēn′ ]
n.
The early stage of prophase in meiosis in which the replicated chromosomes contract and become visible as long filaments well separated from one another.
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