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 16 Apr. 2024.
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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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