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F2 generation (second filial generation)
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What did Mendel's work first and second generation mean?
In a typical Mendel experiment, Mendel took two purebreeding lines (the parental generation) and crossed them to produce the 1st filial generation and sometimes would self cross these to produce the 2nd filial generation.
What was the second generation of offspring in Mendel's expierment called?
The parental generation is called the P generation. The offspring, or filial generation, is called F, with the first generation designated F1, the second F2,etc.
What was Mendel's results to his first experiment?
In Mendel's first experiment with pea plants, he crossed true-breeding plants with contrasting traits (e.g., tall and short). He found that the first generation (F1) offspring all displayed one of the traits, while the second generation (F2) showed a 3:1 ratio of the dominant to recessive trait. This led him to formulate his principles of inheritance, now known as Mendelian genetics.
When Mendel cross-pollinated two varieties from the P generation that exhibited contrasting traits he called the offspring the second filial or F2 generation.?
TRUE!
How did Mendel learn traits caused by hidden factor in pea plants?
They appeared in first and second generation offspring I think.
What did Mendel do in his second law?
The second Mendelian Law is the Law of Segregation. It states that in a cross the parental traits do not merge in the first offspring generation (ie. the recessive, "weaker" trait does not disappear for good) but instead appear unchanged in the second offspring generation. For example, if you cross homozygous dwarf pea plants to homozygous tall, all members of the first offspring generation will be tall. This makes it seem as if the dwarf trait disappears, but it does not. If you inbreed the first offspring generation, you get 25% dwarf plants in the second offspring generation. So the "lost" trait reappears.
What describes F2 generation in Mendel's experiments?
Three times as many shorts plants as tall plants.
What does P1 stand for in mendels theory?
P1 stands for "parental generation." This refers to the parents (mom and dad) who start off the pedigree. The P1 generation can then produce offspring (called the F1, or "first filial generation"). The F1 generation could then produce the F2 generation (or "second filial generation").
What was the second generation of offspring in mendels experience called?
F2 generation (second filial generation)
Will tall plants always have tall offspring?
no. in the second generation it will have a short offspring , but in the first generation it will have tall offspring
In medels work what do first and second generation mean?
That should be "Mendel". The first generation means the children; the second generation means the grandchildren.
What happened when Mendel crossed purebread tall tea plants with purebread short tea plants?
When Mendel crossed purebred tall tea plants with purebred short tea plants, all the offspring in the first generation (F1) exhibited the tall phenotype. This outcome demonstrated the concept of dominance, where the tall trait masked the short trait. When Mendel allowed these F1 plants to self-pollinate, the second generation (F2) revealed a 3:1 ratio of tall to short plants, indicating that the short trait was still present as a recessive trait. This experiment laid the foundation for Mendel's laws of inheritance.
