| filial | 1. Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience. 2. Bearing the relation of a child. "And thus the filial Godhead answering spoke." (Milton) Origin: L. Filialis, fr. Filius son, filia daughter; akin to e. Female, feminine. Cf. Fitz. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| filial generation | The offspring of a genetically specified mating: first filial generation (symbol F1), the offspring of parents of contrasting genotypes; second filial generation (F2), the offspring of two F1 individuals; third filial generation (F3), fourth filial generation (F4), etc., the offspring in succeeding generation's of continued inbreeding of F1 descendents. (05 Mar 2000) |