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generation abiogenesis asexual generation filial generation first filial generation first generation hybrid F1 generation F1 hybrid F2 generation F2 hybrid parental generation P1 generation second filial generation second generation hybrid spontaneous generation

Main Entry: gen·er·a·tion
Pronunciation: jen--r-shn
Function: noun
1 a : a body of living beings constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor b : a group of individuals born and living contemporaneously
2 : the average span of time between the birth of parents and that of their offspring
3 : the action or process of producing offspring : PROCREATION
- gen·er·a·tion·al /-shnl, -shn-l/ adjective