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leptotene

The cell cycle phase which is the first stage of prophase I in meiosis, and during which the chromosomes first become visible. [GOC:mtg_cell_cycle]
National Institutes of Health

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Meiotic Prophase I

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2014
2014
Cytological techniques to analyze meiosis in Arabidopsis arenosa for investigating adaptation to polyploidy
Arabidopsis arenosa is a close relative of the model plant A. thaliana, and exists in nature as stable diploid and autotetraploid… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Synaptonemal complex karyotyping in spermatocytes of the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)
Synaptonemal complexes (SCs), X and Y axes, and various nucleolar structures stain preferentially with silver in surface… 
2002
2002
Spermatogenesis and blood-testis barrier in rats after long-term Vitamin A deprivation.
2002
2002
The cycle of the seminiferous epithelium in Landrace boars.
1996
1996
Localization of mouse Rad51 and Lim15 proteins on meiotic chromosomes at late stages of prophase 1
Background: In meiosis, eukaryotic chromosomes show a series of morphological changes, during which chromosomes synapse and… 
1990
1990
Clastogenic effects of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum. II. Induction of chromosomal aberrations in primary spermatocytes and spermatogonial stem cells of mice.
1986
1986
Testing for the chemical induction of aneuploidy in the male mouse.
1983
1983
The effect of ethyl-, methyl- and hydroxyethyl-nitrosourea on the mouse testis.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Synaptonemal complex karyotyping in spermatocytes of the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)
Using the Counce-Meyer spreading technique, in over 70 spermatocytes it was possible consistently to obtain whole, flattened… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Synaptonemal complex karyotyping in spermatocytes of the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)
Relative length is a constant and distinctive characteristic for each autosomal SC, despite variations in absolute length from… 
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