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State the onventions that must be followed while writing the scientific names.

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Certain conventions are followed while writing the scientific names:
1. The name of the genus begins with a capital letter.
2. The name of the species begins with a small letter.
3. When printed, the scientific name is italicised.
4. When handwritten, the genus name and the species name have to be underlined separately.

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