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What is binomial nomenclature?

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  • Binomial nomenclature is the system of naming organisms. Binomial nomenclature gives each species a scientific name.
  • The scientific name consists of two parts. The first part is the genus name and the second part is the species name.
  • It is always written in italics or underlined. The first letter of the genus name is always capitalized.
  • However, the first letter of species is not capitalized. For example, the scientific name of a human is Homo sapiens.
  • In this, Homo is a genus that includes early and modern humans and sapiens are species-specific for humans.

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