What do the two terms in a scientific name represent?

Genus and class

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Genus and kingdom

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Genus and phylum

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Genus and species

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Genus and species

Scientific naming of organisms follows a specific set of rules. It is called the system of binomial nomenclature and it describes the genus and species of the organism. The first word in a scientific name denotes the genus and the second denotes the species.

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