LEPTOTENE


Meaning of LEPTOTENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlep-tə-ˌtēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1912

: a stage of meiotic prophase immediately preceding synapsis in which the chromosomes appear as fine discrete threads

• leptotene adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.