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Why is the species epithet not started with a capital letter when a scientific name is written?

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Correct answer: Because it would violate the international rules of binomial nomenclature

Answer: A. In a standard binomial scientific name, the first word is the genus and begins with a capital letter, while the second word is the specific epithet and begins with a lowercase letter. For example, in Homo sapiens, Homo is the genus and sapiens is the specific epithet. This capitalization pattern is a formal convention of scientific nomenclature, not a matter of appearance or writing convenience. A is correct because beginning the specific epithet with a capital would violate the accepted rules. B is not scientific reasoning; attractiveness does not determine nomenclature. C is also irrelevant because ease of handwriting is not the basis of the rule. D is false because capitalization is clearly prescribed. A useful caution is that the complete species name consists of both words; the second word alone is the specific epithet, not the complete species name. In print the whole binomial is italicized; when handwritten, it is commonly underlined separately.

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Binomial NomenclatureCapitalizationSpecies EpithetScientific NamesTaxonomyTaxonomy Binomial NomenclatureThe Living WorldBiology

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