#leptotene the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
supertype: phase.time_period__stage any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
part of: prophase.phase_of_cell_division
part: synapsis the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis
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