what is binomial nomenclature ?
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it is the formal system of naming species.
it is composed of two parts.
first part as genus
second part as species
it is composed of two parts.
first part as genus
second part as species
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Hey brother,
We know animals and plants by common names used for them in a particular locality. Can you think of any plant or animal known by several names?
Pumpkin could be good example. Pumpkin in the local languages is known as, "sitaphal" , "kashiphal" , "kumhra" , "petha" , "kaddu" and so on.
Sometimes, a certain common name is not enough to indicate the particular species. There are different kinds of frogs, earthworms, or grasses. Talking of crows, you have to distinguish between two kinds of crows, you have to use some adjectives such as the hill or jungle crow and the plain or house crow. But it does not mean that the jungle or hill crow cannot come to the plains and the plain or house crow cannot go to hills.
In science, people from different countries with different languages have to read about each other's research work. So, it was found necessary to eliminate any possible confusion in using local names by substituting them with names specially given in scientific language. The present practice is to use a two part name for each species. For example, our hill or jungle crow is Corvus macrorhynchos and the house or plain crow is Corvus splendens. The first part in these names is the genus which is the same "Corvus" for both, the second part is the name of the particular species of the genus. This method of naming organisms is known as the binomial nomenclature(bi : two, nomen : name), and was first introduced by Linnaeus (1707-1778).
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We know animals and plants by common names used for them in a particular locality. Can you think of any plant or animal known by several names?
Pumpkin could be good example. Pumpkin in the local languages is known as, "sitaphal" , "kashiphal" , "kumhra" , "petha" , "kaddu" and so on.
Sometimes, a certain common name is not enough to indicate the particular species. There are different kinds of frogs, earthworms, or grasses. Talking of crows, you have to distinguish between two kinds of crows, you have to use some adjectives such as the hill or jungle crow and the plain or house crow. But it does not mean that the jungle or hill crow cannot come to the plains and the plain or house crow cannot go to hills.
In science, people from different countries with different languages have to read about each other's research work. So, it was found necessary to eliminate any possible confusion in using local names by substituting them with names specially given in scientific language. The present practice is to use a two part name for each species. For example, our hill or jungle crow is Corvus macrorhynchos and the house or plain crow is Corvus splendens. The first part in these names is the genus which is the same "Corvus" for both, the second part is the name of the particular species of the genus. This method of naming organisms is known as the binomial nomenclature(bi : two, nomen : name), and was first introduced by Linnaeus (1707-1778).
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