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imprinting Definition

im·print·ing (im print′iŋ)

noun

Psychol. a learning mechanism operating very early in the life of an animal, in which a particular stimulus immediately establishes an irreversible behavior pattern with reference to the same stimulus in the future

imprinting Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: A new technique called molecular imprinting may provide an answer.
  • suggest: Lorenz suggests that imprinting involves what has been called an ' open program ' , specified genetically.
  • use: Therefore, as it flees from guilt the infant uses imprinting as its route to jealous love.
  • cause: The infant needs love, and it is this need that causes imprinting to occur.
  • control: Differential methylation of DNA sequences associated with imprinted genes is thought to control genomic imprinting, which occurs soon after fertilization.

Adjective modifier

  • genomic: He is famous for the discovery, 21 years ago, of genomic imprinting.
  • genetic: I had an extremely interesting Evolution and Behavior supervision a couple of days ago, discussing the idea of genetic imprinting.
  • parental: This phenomenon, known as parental imprinting, indicates that the alternative parental alleles of some genes are not equivalent.
  • maternal: In the absence of Mecp2 there was complete loss of normal maternal imprinting of the Dlx5 gene in the mouse brain.
  • filial: Getting better all the time: improving preference scores reflect increases in the strength of filial imprinting.
  • molecular: A new technique called molecular imprinting may provide an answer.

Modifies a noun

  • disorder: Chris Barratt, an IVF expert based at the University of Birmingham, stressed that imprinting disorders are very rare.
  • process: Why does the imprinting process depend upon the species?
  • mechanism: What are the non-arbitrary features of any human language on which the assumed imprinting mechanisms can operate?
  • procedure: Honey, R.C. and Bateson, P. ( 1996 ) Stimulus comparison and perceptual learning further evidence and evaluation from an imprinting procedure.

Noun used with modifier

  • gene: The next stage is for the research team to find the mechanism responsible for this action of gene imprinting.
  • location: What relevance this has on location imprinting I don't know.
  • document: Document imprinting adds indexing and tracking information to the front side of documents prior to scanning.