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leptotene

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leptotene /lep·to·tene/ (lep´to-ten) 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
the stage of meiosis in which the chromosomes are threadlike in shape.
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