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leptonemas

leptonemas is the plural of leptonema.

Meaning of leptonema

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

Questions about leptonemas

What is leptonemas the plural of?
Leptonemas is the plural of leptonema.

Words near leptonemas in the dictionary

  1. lepton number
  2. lepton numbers
  3. leptonectid
  4. leptonectids
  5. leptonema
  6. leptonemas
  7. leptonetid
  8. leptonetids
  9. leptonic
  10. leptonically
  11. leptonium

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