imprinting background

imprinting

/ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ/

Illustration imprinting - Image 1

Illustration imprinting - Image 2

verb

Оставлять след, запечатлевать

To leave a print, impression, image, etc.

Examples :

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

За плату они могут запечатлеть монограмму на конвертах.

mark action process science biology

Illustration imprinting - Image 1

verb

Запечатлевать

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. "

Только что вылупившиеся утята запечатлевали фермера, следуя за ним повсюду, как будто он был их матерью.

biology animal human mind stage organism nature being family age process action quality person

Illustration imprinting - Image 1

verb

Импринтинг

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. "

Ученый произвел импринтинг гена, чтобы только материнская копия была активна у потомства.

biology biochemistry medicine

Illustration imprinting - Image 1

Illustration imprinting - Image 2

noun

Запечатление

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. "

Запечатление молодых утят на фермере, следовавших за ним повсюду, даже если он их не кормил, продемонстрировало, насколько сильным может быть раннее обучение.

biology animal mind physiology organism