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preleptotene

preleptotene adjective: prior to leptotene.

Adjective

preleptotene (not comparable)

  1. Prior to leptotene
    • Fragments of laminin chains can act as biologically active peptides to perturb the blood–testis barrier (BTB) permeability function by accelerating protein endocytosis (e.g., occludin) at the site, thereby destabilizing the BTB integrity to facilitate the transit of preleptotene spermatocytes.2015 August 26, “A Catalog of Proteins Expressed in the AG Secreted Fluid during the Mature Phase of the Chinese Mitten Crabs ( Eriocheir sinensis )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Noun

preleptotene (plural preleptotenes)

  1. The phase of meiosis prior to leptotene; an organism in this phase

Forms of preleptotene

pluralpreleptotenes

Origin of preleptotene

From pre- + leptotene.

Questions about preleptotene

What does preleptotene mean?
Preleptotene means prior to leptotene.
What part of speech is preleptotene?
Preleptotene can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near preleptotene in the dictionary

  1. prelegendary
  2. prelegislation
  3. prelegislative
  4. preleptocephali
  5. preleptocephalus
  6. preleptotene
  7. preleptotenes
  8. prelesion
  9. prelesional
  10. prelest
  11. prelethal

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