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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Imprinting Imprinting The term 'Imprinting' as it applies to the area of gnome research can be defined as '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'. Previous 5 Terms: Imported crude oil burned as fuel Imported Refiners' Acquisition Cost (IRAC) Imports Impoundment imprimis Next 5 Terms: improper fraction Improved recovery Improvement improvement cut Improvement Plan About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.