Question

Why scientific names of organisms are italicized when printed?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The scientific names are typed in italics by convention so as to distinguish these names from other text or normal text. This rule in followed in binomial nomenclature given by Linnaeus

Answer 2

Answer:

Scientific names of organisms are italicized when printed to specify that the nomenclature is the Latin origin and also to distinguish and rapid recognition of scientific names.

Explanation:

• Scientific names of organisms are written in the Latin language.

• The rules for scientific names were given by botanist Carl Linnaeus.

The rules are as follows:

1. Nomenclature should be in the Latin language.
2. Nomenclature should consist of 2 words, first genus and then second species.
3. When the nomenclature is hand written, it should be underlined and when the nomenclature is typed, then it should be in italics which specify that it is from the Latin language.
4. The name of the genus should start with a capital letter and the name of the species should start with a small letter.

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