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leptotene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lep-totene
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first part of the prophase of meiosis, characterized by threadlike chromosomes

Etymology

From French leptotène, corresponding to lepto- (“thin”) + -tene (“ribbon”). Coined by Hans von De Winiwarter in 1900 and in English by Edmund B. Wilson in 1912.

Inflected Forms

leptotenes (plural)

Derived Forms

leptotenic preleptotene

Synonyms

leptonema

Questions

What does leptotene mean?
The first part of the prophase of meiosis, characterized by threadlike chromosomes
Where does leptotene come from?
From French leptotène, corresponding to lepto- (“thin”) + -tene (“ribbon”). Coined by Hans von De Winiwarter in 1900 and in English by Edmund B. Wilson in 1912.

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