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The offspring of Mendel's first cross were called the:
AP generation
BF1 generation
CF2 generation
DF3 generation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. F1 generation
1. Filial means offspring, a daughter or a son.
2. The first cross produced the first filial generation.
3. These offspring were called the F1, or the first filial generation.
4. Growing seeds from those plants produced the F2, or second filial, generation.
_Source: OpenStax Biology for AP(R) Courses (CC BY 4.0), Ch 12 'Mendel's Experiments and Heredity', sections 12.1-12.3_
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