text: are seeds collected from f1 hybrids viable, if so will the seedlings have the same traits as the parent plant?   no,  the phenotypes will be different,  example:  the cross of hybrid seeds aa xaa   let's say gene "a " is dominant, while gene "a" produces the recessive trait,  if gene  a=green(phenotype), and a=white  the parents would both be green: aa  the offspring would be: aa,aa, aa, aa   which would mean you would get 3 green offspring and one white, this is known as the 1:3 phenotypic ratio  enjoy biology!