filial generation

noun

: a generation in a breeding experiment that is successive to a mating between parents of two distinctively different but usually relatively pure genotypes

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First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of filial generation was in 1902

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“Filial generation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filial%20generation. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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filial generation

noun

fil·ial generation ˈfil-ē-əl-, ˈfil-yəl-

: a generation in a breeding experiment that is successive to a parental generation compare f₁ generation, f₂ generation

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