"leptonema" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leptonemas [plural]
Etymology: Corresponding to lepto- (thin) (from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”)) + -nema (thread) (from νῆμᾰ (nêma, “thread”)) Etymology templates: {{q|thin}} (thin), {{bor|en|grc|λεπτός||thin}} Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”), {{q|thread}} (thread), {{m|grc|νῆμᾰ|t=thread}} νῆμᾰ (nêma, “thread”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} leptonema (plural leptonemas)
  1. The stage during meiosis Prophase 1 where the chromosomes condense after S-phase and interphase, resulting in the recombination of haploid chromosome pairs with sister chromatids held by a single non-dividing centromeres, and followed by the zygotene stage. Synonyms: leptotene
    Sense id: en-leptonema-en-noun-onZtl1O~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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