noun
F1 hybrid; first filial generation hybrid
Technical term in genetics and breeding for the first-generation offspring of two distinct parent lines. Often used in agriculture and horticulture.
このトマトは一代雑種で、病気に強い品種です。
This tomato is an F1 hybrid, a variety resistant to disease.
Compound of 一代 (one generation) and 雑種 (hybrid). The term directly translates the English 'F1 hybrid' or 'first filial generation'.