Question

What is the F₂ generation?

Answer 1

F₂ generation:

1. A second filial generation or F₂ generation is a group of people born as a result of inbreeding and interbreeding among members of the same family.
2. The generation of hybrids formed from a cross between genetically diverse people is known as the first filial generation.
3. Tt persons, for example, are created in F₁.
4. Purple flowers are produced by the F1 offspring of Gregor Mendel's test cross.
5. When the F1 hybrids were allowed to mate, their offspring produced either purple or white flowers.
6. The second filial generation consists of the offsprings of the F1 generation.
7. The F2 generation is defined as the result of a cross between two F1 individuals.
8. The 3:1 ratio was discovered through Gregor Mendel's experiments over three generations.