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In binomial nomenclature

Updated On: Apr 18, 2024
  • the first name is species name and the second the genus name
  • the first name is genus name and the second the species name
  • the first name is family name and the second the genus name
  • the first name is family name and the second the species name
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Binomial Nomenclature refers to the scientific name of any organism having a generic epithet and a specific epithet. Generic name starts with capital letter and specific name with small letter. Both the names are written in Italics or underlined in manuscripts
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