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What is binomial nomenclature? Explain with the help of examples.

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Binomial nomenclature : 

Caroius Linnaeus (1758) propounded a modem system of nomenclature which is called as binomial nomenclature. It was published in the 10th edition of his book Systema Naturae. According to it- 

  • The scientific name of an animal has two parts. The first part denotes genus of the animal & called as generic name. The second part denotes species of the animal and is known as specific name.
  • The scientific name is written in Latin i.e. the scientific name be latinized. 
  • The scientific name must be written in italics or underlined separately. 
  • The generic name begins with capital letter while the first letter of the specific name must be small. 
  • The name of discoverer or author if present should appear after the specific name. It should not be italicized. 
  • Generic & specific names may be same such as Catla catla & Gorilla gorilla. Common & generic names may be similar, such as Gorilla is the generic name of gorilla. 

Example :

Common nameScientific nameFirst name (Genus)Second name (Species)
1. FrogRana tigrinaRanatigrina
2. ElephantElephas indicusElephasindicus


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