imprinting
11Imprinting — Imprint Im*print , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imptrinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imprinting}.] [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st {In }, {Print}, and cf. {Impress}.] 1. To impress; to… …
12imprinting — See genomic imprinting …
13imprinting — A particular kind of learning characterized by its occurrence in the first few hours of life, and which determines species recognition behavior. genomic i. epigenetic process that leads to inactivation of paternal or maternal allele of certain… …
14imprinting — im·prin·ting s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS etol. apprendimento di modelli di comportamento da parte degli animali che si verifica nei primi giorni di vita, dovuto all imitazione dei genitori o all addestramento umano Sinonimi:… …
15Imprinting (psychology) — This article is about the psychological term. For other meanings, see imprinting. Imprinting is the term used in psychology and ethology to describe any kind of phase sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life …
16Imprinting hormonal — Es un fenómeno que tiene lugar en el primer encuentro entre una hormona y su receptor en el desarrollo de períodos críticos de la vida (en unicelulares durante toda la vida) y determina la capacidad posterior de la traducción de señales de la… …
17Imprinting, genomic — The phenomenon of parent of origin gene expression. The expression of a gene depends upon the parent who passed on the gene. For instance, two different disorders – Prader Willi syndrome and Angelman syndrome are due to deletion of the same …
18imprinting — noun Date: 1937 a rapid learning process that takes place early in the life of a social animal (as a goose) and establishes a behavior pattern (as recognition of and attraction to its own kind or a substitute) …
19imprinting — the process by which salmon fry memorise their home stream to which they return to spawn as adults …
20imprinting — noun Any kind of phase sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior …
