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IMPRINTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does imprinting mean? 

IMPRINTING (noun)
  The noun IMPRINTING has 1 sense:

1. a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are establishedplay

  Familiarity information: IMPRINTING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IMPRINTING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("imprinting" is a kind of...):

acquisition; learning (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge)

Derivation:

imprint (establish or impress firmly in the mind)


 Context examples 


This gene plays a role in genomic imprinting and may be involved in the negative regulation of cell growth.

(H19 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in embryonic development, imprinting, and X-chromosome inactivation.

(DNMT3B Gene, NCI Thesaurus)



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