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leptotene

[ lep-tuh-teen ]

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. a stage of cell division during the prophase of meiosis, in which the chromosomes are not distinct but appear as a mass of entangled threads.

leptotene

/ ˈlɛptəʊˌtiːn /

noun

  1. the first stage of the prophase of meiosis during which the nuclear material becomes resolved into slender single-stranded chromosomes

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Word History and Origins

Origin of leptotene1

< French leptotène (1900); lepto-, -tene

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Word History and Origins

Origin of leptotene1

C20: from lepto- + -tene, from Greek tainia band, filament

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