Leptotene chromosomes have

two chromatids

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one chromatids

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four chromatids

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no chromatids

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Solution

The correct option is A two chromatids
Leptotene is the 1st stage in Prophase I of meiosis I, which is the very beginning of chromosome formation or chromatin condensation
In this stage the chromosomes appear as thread like structure with two chromatids attached by the centromere
So, the correct answer is 'two chromatids'

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