parent organisms; parental generation
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parental organisms; the male and female individuals that produce offspring
technicalTechnical term used in biology, genetics, and breeding to refer collectively to both male and female parents.
Qīn亲
tǐ体
jiāng将
yí遗
chuán传
xìn信
xī息
chuán传
dì递
gěi给
zǐ子
dài代
。
Parental organisms transmit genetic information to their offspring.
Zài在
shí实
yàn验
zhōng中
，
wǒ我
men们
xuǎn选
zé择
jiàn健
kāng康
de的
qīn亲
tǐ体
jìn进
xíng行
fán繁
zhí殖
。
In the experiment, we selected healthy parental organisms for breeding.
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Qīn亲
běn本
de的
jī基
yīn因
xíng型
jué决
dìng定
le了
hòu后
dài代
de的
xìng性
zhuàng状
。
The genotype of the parents determines the traits of the offspring.