(cell and molecular biology) The first stage of meiotic prophase, when the chromosomes appear as thin threads having well-defined chromomeres.
leptotene
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(lĕp'tə-tēn')
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The early stage of prophase in meiosis in which the replicated chromosomes contract and become visible as long filaments well separated from one another.
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The stage of meiosis in which the chromosomes are threadlike in shape.
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| chromomere (cell and molecular biology) |
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