filial
(adjective)
of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one
Examples of filial in the following topics:
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Mendelian Crosses
- These offspring were called the F1, or the first filial (filial = offspring, daughter or son), generation.
- He then collected and grew the seeds from the F1 plants to produce the F2, or second filial, generation.
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Phenotypes and Genotypes
- These offspring were called the F1, or the first filial (filial = offspring, daughter or son), generation.
- He then collected and grew the seeds from the F1 plants to produce the F2, or second filial, generation .
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Garden Pea Characteristics Revealed the Basics of Heredity
- Mendel's experiments with peas revealed the presence of dominant and recessive traits in the filial generations.