The second generation resulting from a genetic cross is the _______ generation. A) P₁ B) P₂ C) F₁ D) F₂ E) L₁

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The second generation resulting from a genetic cross is called F2 (filial 2) generation. In this question, the options include various combinations of letters and numbers. However, the convention used in genetics is to denote generations with letters (such as F for filial) followed by a number indicating the order of that particular generation. For example, F1 indicates the first filial generation and F2 indicates the second filial generation. The only option that follows this convention and includes the correct letter and number combination is D) F₂, which denotes the second filial generation resulting from a cross between a female (F) and a male (S) parent, where the parents have different alleles at two different genetic loci (B1 and B0).

The Second Generation Resulting from a Genetic Cross Is the _______