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imprinting

/ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ/

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verb

Prägen, eindrücken

To leave a print, impression, image, etc.

Examples :

"For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram."

Gegen eine Gebühr können sie die Umschläge mit einem Monogramm prägen.

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verb

Prägen, einprägen

To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.

Examples :

"The newly hatched ducklings were imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere as if he were their mother. "

Die frisch geschlüpften Entenküken prägten sich auf den Bauern ein und folgten ihm überallhin, als wäre er ihre Mutter.

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verb

Prägung

To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.

Examples :

"The scientist imprinted the gene so that only the maternal copy was active in the offspring. "

Der Wissenschaftler prägte das Gen so, dass nur die mütterliche Kopie in den Nachkommen aktiv war.

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noun

Prägung

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.

Examples :

"The young ducklings' imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere even though he didn't feed them, demonstrated how powerful early learning can be. "

Das Prägen der jungen Entenküken auf den Bauern, die ihm überallhin folgten, obwohl er sie nicht fütterte, zeigte, wie stark frühes Lernen sein kann.

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