Imprinting may mean:
- Genomic imprinting, a mechanism of regulating gene expression
- Imprinting (psychology), in psychology and ethology
- Molecular imprinting, in polymer chemistry
- Metabolic imprinting, the phenomenon by which the metabolism of the developing fetus may be "programmed" during gestation
See also
Genomic imprinting is a genetic phenomenon by which certain Genes are expressed in a Parent -of-origin-specific manner This article is about the psychological term For other meanings see Imprinting. In Chemistry, molecular imprinting is a technique to create template-shaped cavities in Polymer matrices with memory of the template Molecules This Metabolic imprinting refers to the Epigenetic programming of Metabolism during the pre-natal and neo-natal periodsDictionary
imprinting
-noun
- (psychology, ethology) 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.
-verb
- Present participle of imprint.
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