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Definition of parental generation - 2 dictionary results
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Main Entry: parental generation
Function: noun
: a generation of individuals of distinctively different genotypes that are crossed to produce hybrids —see FILIAL GENERATION, SECOND FILIALGENERATION
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parental generation n.
The generation of individuals of different genotypes that are mated, usually for scientific purposes, to produce hybrids.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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