A new generation offspring is called
A new generation offspring is typically referred to as:
- F1 (First Generation): The offspring of two parents that are not siblings (i.e., not from the same litter or brood).
- F2 (Second Generation): The offspring of two F1 individuals.
- F3 (Third Generation): The offspring of two F2 individuals.
- F4 (Fourth Generation): The offspring of two F3 individuals, and so on.
For example:
- If a cat has kittens, the kittens are F1.
- If those kittens grow up and have kittens of their own, those kittens are F2.
- If those F2 kittens grow up and have kittens of their own, those kittens are F3, and so on.
This naming convention is commonly used in biology, genetics, and animal breeding to track the generation of offspring and study the inheritance of traits.