Imprinting Definition

imprintiŋ
noun
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.
Webster's New World
verb

Present participle of imprint.

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Singular:
imprinting
Plural:
imprintings

Imprinting Sentence Examples

  • The infant needs love, and it is this need that causes imprinting to occur.

  • Differential methylation of DNA sequences associated with imprinted genes is thought to control genomic imprinting, which occurs soon after fertilization.

  • He is famous for the discovery, 21 years ago, of genomic imprinting.

  • I had an extremely interesting Evolution and Behavior supervision a couple of days ago, discussing the idea of genetic imprinting.

  • This phenomenon, known as parental imprinting, indicates that the alternative parental alleles of some genes are not equivalent.

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IIMIMP

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GNGING

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