Medical term:

leptonema


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]
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leptonema

(lep?to-ne'ma) [? + nema, thread]
The early stage of prophase in meiosis. At this stage the chromatin coils into visible filaments.
See: cell division
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leptonema

the chromosome thread that appears at the LEPTOTENE stage of meiosis.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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