In printed scientific names, only the ............... is capitalized.
A
Family
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B
Class
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C
Species
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D
Kingdom
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E
Genus
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Solution
The correct option is E Genus In printed scientific names, only the genus name is capitalized. Both, the genus and the species names should be italicized as well. For example, Homo sapiens
If written, it should be underlined separately where the second part is species name in small letters. For example, Homosapiens.