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leptotene

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leptotene /lep·to·tene/ (lep´to-tēn) the stage of meiosis in which the chromosomes are threadlike in shape.
lep·to·tene (lpt-tn)
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.
leptotene
[lep′tətēn]
Etymology: Gk, leptos + tainia, ribbon
the initial stage in the first meiotic prophase in gametogenesis, in which the chromosomes consense and become visible as single, thin filaments. See also diakinesis, diplotene, pachytene, zygotene.
leptotene [lep´to-tēn]
the stage of meiosis in which the chromosomes are threadlike in shape.
leptotene
the stage of meiosis in which the chromosomes are threadlike in shape.
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6 [micro]m) is possible to see 4 stages of early prophase: leptotene, zygotene, pachytene and diplotene.
Gonadal development and histochemistry of the tropical oyster, ... by Rodriguez-Jaramillo, C.; Hurtado, M.A.; Romero-Vivas, E.; Ramirez, J.L.; Manzano, M.; Palacios, E. / Journal of Shellfish Research
The primary spermatocyte consists of 5 stages: leptotene (LSc), zygotene (ZSc), pachytene (PSc), diplotene (DSc) and metaphase (MSc) (Figs.
Gametogenic processes in the pearl oyster, Pteria penguin (Roding, ... by Upatham, E.S. / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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