what is binomial nomenclature? which scientific introduced this system ? write any three conventions that should be followed while writing scientific name?
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Sol: The scientific naming of an organism is called as nomenclature. There are different types of naming systems. Most popularly used naming system is Binomial nomenclature. Binomial nomenclature, introduced by Carolus Linnaeus is the method of naming an organism with the genus name first and species name later. Conventions followed while writing scientific names *Name of the genus begins with a capital letter. *Name of the species should begin with a small letter. *Scientific name should be in Italics when printed. *Genus name and the species name should be underlined separately while handwritten.
Binomial nomenclature is the formal naming system for living things that all scientists use. It gives every species a two-part scientific name. For example, a ladybug found in the United States goes by the fancy name of Harmonia axyridis.
The first part of a scientific name, like Harmonia, is called the genus. A genus is typically the name for a small group of closely related organisms. The second part of a scientific name, axyridis in this example, is the specific epithet. It is used to identify a particular species as separate from others belonging to the same genus. Together, the genus plus the specific epithet is the full scientific name for an organism.
Rules
The entire two-part name must be written in italics (or underlined when handwritten).
The genus name is always written first.
The genus name must be capitalized.
The specific epithet is never capitalized