F1 hybrid
First-generation crossbreed
An F1 hybrid is the first-generation offspring of two genetically distinct parent varieties.
In agriculture and horticulture, F1 hybrids are bred for desirable traits like vigor, uniformity, and disease resistance: F1 hybrid tomatoes dominate commercial production.
The "F" stands for filial (offspring); crossing two F1 plants produces an F2 generation with less predictable traits.
Offspring surpassing both parents
- robustnessResistance to failure
- growthIncrease in size
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- yieldProduce or relinquish
hardiness · resilience · productivity · performance · stamina · uniformity · disease resistance · stress tolerance
Embryonic plant capsule
- cultivarBred plant variety
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- harvestGathering mature crops
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
horticulture · greenhouse · sowing · irrigation · fertilizer · germination · transplant · uniformity
Having unlike gene variants
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- dominantHaving superior influence
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
phenotype · chromosome · gene · locus · inheritance · monohybrid · zygosity · heritability
Mating unlike organisms
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- pedigreeRecord of descent
lineage · selection · propagation · open-pollinated · heirloom · purebred · seed saving · stabilization
heterosis
Offspring surpassing both parents
- robustnessResistance to failure
- growthIncrease in size
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
yield · hardiness · resilience · productivity · performance · stamina · uniformity · disease resistance · stress tolerance · adaptability
seed
Embryonic plant capsule
crop · horticulture · greenhouse · sowing · irrigation · fertilizer · germination · transplant · uniformity · disease resistance
heterozygous
Having unlike gene variants
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- dominantHaving superior influence
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
genotype · phenotype · chromosome · gene · locus · inheritance · monohybrid · zygosity · heritability · segregation
crossbreeding
Mating unlike organisms
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- offspringBiological descendants produced
pedigree · lineage · selection · propagation · open-pollinated · heirloom · purebred · seed saving · stabilization · varietal
- hybridsmule, tigon, liger, mutt, hinny
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- cultivarscultivar, Honeycrisp, Fuji apple, Gala apple, Granny Smith
- hybridizationcrossbreeding, interbreeding, cross-pollination, heterosis, F1 hybrids
- Wolfdogswolfdog, wolfdogs
- dog typespurebred, mixed breed, mongrel, mutt, pedigree
hybrid, crossbreed, crossbred, hybridization, hybridize, hybridizing