leptotene

Etymology
From, corresponding to lepto- (from ) + -tene  (from ).

Coined by Hans von De Winiwarter in 1900 and in English by Edmund B. Wilson in 1912.

Noun

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

Derived terms

 * leptotenic

Translations

 * Catalan: leptotè
 * Finnish: leptoteeni