ALL meanings of leptotene
lep·to·tene
L l - noun leptotene a stage of cell division during the prophase of meiosis, in which the chromosomes are not distinct but appear as a mass of entangled threads. 1
- noun leptotene the first stage of the prophase of meiosis during which the nuclear material becomes resolved into slender single-stranded chromosomes 0
- noun leptotene (biology) The first part of the prophase of meiosis, characterized by threadlike chromosomes. 0