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The first letter of the Genus name when writing a scientific name must always be?

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Correct answer: Capital letter

The correct answer is B: a capital letter. In binomial nomenclature, a scientific name has two parts: the genus name followed by the specific epithet. The first letter of the genus is written in uppercase, for example, Homo in Homo sapiens or Mangifera in Mangifera indica. The specific epithet begins with a lowercase letter. The complete name is normally printed in italics; when handwritten, both words are underlined separately. Therefore C describes the usual style of the whole scientific name, not the capitalization of the first genus letter. A gives the opposite rule. D is wrong because capitalization is a standard convention. Memory cue: Genus gets a “Great” capital letter; the specific epithet stays small.

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Binomial NomenclatureGenusScientific Naming RulesTaxonomyTaxonomy Binomial NomenclatureThe Living WorldBiologyClass 11 Mcq

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