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Imprinted

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Stamped or impressed.
  2. 2
    Produced by or exhibiting imprinting; showing distinction by its origin from the paternal or maternal genome.

    "The inference is that there is an imprinted gene somewhere on the X chromosome, which is normally switched on only on the paternal copy and that this gene somehow enhances the development of social adjustment [...]."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of imprint form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From imprint + -ed.

Etymology 2

From imprint + -ed.

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