preleptotene

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English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ leptotene.

Adjective

preleptotene (not comparable)

  1. Prior to leptotene
    • 2015 August 26, “A Catalog of Proteins Expressed in the AG Secreted Fluid during the Mature Phase of the Chinese Mitten Crabs ( Eriocheir sinensis )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Fragments of laminin chains can act as biologically active peptides to perturb the blood–testis barrier (BTB) permeability function by accelerating protein endocytosis (e.g., occludin) at the site, thereby destabilizing the BTB integrity to facilitate the transit of preleptotene spermatocytes.

Noun

preleptotene (plural preleptotenes)

  1. The phase of meiosis prior to leptotene; an organism in this phase