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Leptonema
Leptonema
See also: leptonema
Translingual
Proper noun
Leptonema n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hydropsychidae – a type of caddis fly.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllanthaceae – a tropical flowering plant.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Leptospiraceae – a spirochete bacterium.
leptonema
leptonema
See also: Leptonema
English
Noun
leptonema (plural leptonemas)
- 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.