leptonema

See also: Leptonema

English

Etymology

From lepto- (“thin”) +‎ -nema (“filiform structure”).

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

Anagrams

• Ptolemean