Medical term:
leptotene
leptotene
[lep´to-tēn]the stage of meiosis in which the chromosomes are threadlike in shape.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
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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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]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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