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Meaning of leptonema | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

leptonetid leptonic leptonium leptonization leptophlebiid leptophloem

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