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leptotene
leptotene (ˈlɛptəʊˌtiːn) n (Biochemistry) the first stage of the prophase of meiosis during which the nuclear material becomes resolved into slender single-stranded chromosomes[C20: from lepto- + -tene, from Greek tainia band, filament]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | leptotene - the first stage of the prophase of meiosisprophase - the first stage of meiosissynapsis - the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosisphase, stage - any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected" |
leptotene
leptotene[′lep·tə‚tēn] (cell and molecular biology) The first stage of meiotic prophase, when the chromosomes appear as thin threads having well-defined chromomeres. leptotene
leptotene [lep´to-tēn] the stage of meiosis in which the chromosomes are threadlike in shape.lep·to·tene (lep'tō-tēn), Early stage of prophase in meiosis in which the chromosomes contract and become visible as long filaments well separated from each other. Synonym(s): leptonema [lepto- + G. tainia, band, tape] lep·to·tene (lep'tō-tēn) Early stage of prophase in meiosis in which the chromosomes contract and become visible as long filaments well separated from each other. [lepto- + G. tainia, band, tape]leptotene the first stage of PROPHASE 1 of MEIOSIS in which each chromosome resembles a thin thread as it emerges from INTERPHASE. The chromosomes have divided into CHROMATIDS but these are not usually visible at this stage.leptotene
Words related to leptotenenoun the first stage of the prophase of meiosisRelated Words- prophase
- synapsis
- phase
- stage
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