leptotene /lep·to·tene/ (lep´to-tēn) the stage of meiosis in which the chromosomes are threadlike in shape.
leptotene
lep·to·tene (l p t -t n )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
the stage of meiosis in which the chromosomes are threadlike in shape.
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