imprinting

Pronunciation:			im'printing
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	Definition:		[n]  a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
	See Also:		acquisition, learning
Glossary
	Definition:		A phenomenon in which the disease phenotype depends on which parent passed on the disease gene. For instance, both Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes are inherited when the same part of chromosome 15 is missing. When the father's complement of 15 is missing, the child has Prader-Willi, but when the mother's complement of 15 is missing, the child has Angelman syndrome.