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imprinting

/ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ/

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verb

Imprimir, grabar

To leave a print, impression, image, etc.

Examples :

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

Por una tarifa, pueden grabar un monograma en los sobres.

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verb

Imprimir, grabar

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. "

Los patitos recién nacidos estaban grabando al granjero, siguiéndolo a todas partes como si fuera su madre.

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verb

Impronta génica

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. "

El científico realizó la impronta génica del gen para que solo la copia materna estuviera activa en la descendencia.

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noun

Impronta

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. "

La impronta de los patitos en el granjero, que lo seguían a todas partes a pesar de que no les daba de comer, demostró lo poderoso que puede ser el aprendizaje temprano.

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