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imprinting

/ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ/

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verb

Imprimer, marquer

To leave a print, impression, image, etc.

Examples :

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

Pour un supplément, ils peuvent imprimer un monogramme sur les enveloppes.

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verb

Imprimer, imprégnation

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. "

Les canetons nouvellement éclos s'imprimaient sur l'agriculteur, le suivant partout comme s'il était leur mère.

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verb

Empreinte génomique

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. "

Le scientifique a effectué une empreinte génomique sur le gène de sorte que seule la copie maternelle soit active chez la progéniture.

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noun

Empreinte

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. "

L'empreinte des jeunes canetons sur le fermier, qui le suivaient partout même s'il ne les nourrissait pas, a démontré à quel point l'apprentissage précoce peut être puissant.

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