filial

(adjective)

of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one

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Examples of filial in the following topics:

  • Mendelian Crosses

    • These offspring were called the F1, or the first filial (filial = offspring, daughter or son), generation.
    • He then collected and grew the seeds from the F1 plants to produce the F2, or second filial, generation.

  • Phenotypes and Genotypes

    • These offspring were called the F1, or the first filial (filial = offspring, daughter or son), generation.
    • He then collected and grew the seeds from the F1 plants to produce the F2, or second filial, generation .

  • Philosophy and Art of the Han Dynasty

    • At the core of Confucian ethics were the selected virtues of filial piety, harmonious relationships, ritual, and righteousness.
    • Dong was a scholar and minor official who aggregated the ethical Confucian ideas of ritual, filial piety, and harmonious relationships with the five phases (i.e., the natural cycles which governed Heaven, Earth, and Man) and yin-yang cosmologies.

  • Garden Pea Characteristics Revealed the Basics of Heredity

    • Mendel's experiments with peas revealed the presence of dominant and recessive traits in the filial generations.

  • Traditional Authority

    • Their interactions with the ruler are based on paternal authority and filial dependence.

  • Chinese Literati Expressionism under the Ming Dynasty

    • Shen Zhou paintings reveal a disciplined obedience to the styles of the Yuan dynasty, to China's history, and to the orthodox Confucianism that he embodied in his filial life.

  • How Culture and Society Impact the Elderly

    • In China, several studies have noted the attitude of filial piety, or deference and respect to one's parents and ancestors in all things, as defining all other virtues.

  • Rise of the Tang Dynasty

    • Although killing two brothers and deposing his father contradicted the Confucian value of filial piety, Taizong showed himself to be a capable leader who listened to the advice of the wisest members of his council.