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Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Leptonema n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydropsychidae – a type of caddis fly.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllanthaceae – a tropical flowering plant.
3. A taxonomic genus within the family Leptospiraceae – a spirochete bacterium.

English

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.

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• Ptolemean