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leptotene | The first stage of the prophase of meiosis, during which each chromosome becomes visible as two fine threads (chromatids) |
prophase | The first stage of cell division, before metaphase, during which the chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids and the nuclear envelope disappears. The first prophase of meiosis includes the reduction division |
pachytene | The third stage of the prophase of meiosis, following zygotene, during which the paired chromosomes shorten and thicken, the two chromatids of each separate, and exchange of segments between chromatids may occur |