Question

What are the conventions followed for writing the scientific names?

Answer 1

The conventions that are followed while writing the scientific names are
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 given in italics.
4. When written by hand, the genus name and the species name have to be underlined separately. Eg: The scientific name of human being is Homo sapiens, where the first word is the genus name (Homo) and the later is the species name (sapiens).