Maybe the term "imprint" could serve well. I wouldn't be surprised if more instances of that experiment get discovered and reproduced, after all this is descri

Maybe the term "imprint" could serve well. I wouldn't be surprised if more instances of that experiment get discovered and reproduced, after all this is describing a feedback loop leaving patterns on the next iteration (parent -> genetics -> expression on descendant), and feedback loops are to be expected in all natural systems.