Multiple choice

The plants produced from self-pollination of first generation plants constitute the __________.

  1. parent plants

  2. F1 plants

  3. F2 plants

  4. F3 plants
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Explanation

In Mendelian genetics, the parental generation is P, their offspring are F1 (first filial), and when F1 plants are self-pollinated, their offspring constitute the F2 (second filial) generation. This F2 generation is where Mendel observed the characteristic 3:1 phenotypic ratio for dominant traits. F3 would be the next generation from F2 self-pollination.

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