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F1 hybrid

Noun

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F1 hybrid (plural F1 hybrids)

(genetics) The first filial generation of seeds or animal offspring, which are usually vigorous and uniform. Produced by crossing two distinctly different parents.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Page 257. * Single cross hybrids — result from the cross between two true breeding organisms and produces an F1 generation called an F1 hybrid (F1 is short for Filial 1, meaning "first offspring"). Source: Internet

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