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filial

/ˈfɪl.i.əl/

Translations

filialadjective

more filial

Comp.

most filial

Super.

/ˈfɪl.i.əl/

filialSens courant ; s’emploie notamment dans l’expression de la piété filiale et en génétique.

She felt a strong filial duty to care for her aging parents.

Elle ressentait un fort devoir filial de prendre soin de ses parents vieillissants.

Additional translations

filialBiologie, génétique.

Synonyms

filialnoun

filials

/ˈfɪl.i.əl/

Used chiefly in genetics to denote a generation of offspring (e.g., the F1 or F2).

génération filialeGénétique.

The F2 filials exhibited a range of phenotypic variations.

Les générations filiales F2 présentaient une gamme de variations phénotypiques.

filialadjective

Relating to or due from a son or daughter.

She felt a strong filial duty to care for her aging parents.

In genetics, relating to or denoting the generations of offspring following the parental generation, especially the first (F1) or second (F2).

The traits reappeared in the second filial generation (F2).

filialnoun

A generation of offspring arising from a specific parental cross, especially in genetics (e.g., the first filial generation, F1).

The F2 filials exhibited a range of phenotypic variations.