Associations to the word «Leptotene»

Wiktionary

LEPTOTENE, noun. (biology) The first part of the prophase of meiosis, characterized by threadlike chromosomes

Dictionary definition

LEPTOTENE, noun. The first stage of the prophase of meiosis.

Wise words

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