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| lep·to·tene [ léptə tn ] |
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first stage in reproductive cell division: the initial part of the first phase of reproductive cell division meiosis, when the chromosomes start to appear as thin threads
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| [Early 20th century. < Greek leptos "thin" + tainia "band, ribbon"] |
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