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filial generation
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filial generation
n.
The generation resulting from a genetically controlled mating that is successive to the parental generation.
filial generation
[fil′ē·əl]
Etymology: L, filius, son, generare, to beget
the offspring produced from a given mating or cross. See also first filial generation, second filial generation.
filial generation
any generation following the parental generation.
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