Definition And Rule of Binomial Nomenclature
For: Science Class 11 (Biology)
Binomial Nomenclature
The system of giving scientific name to organisms by using two Latin words is called binomial nomenclature. For example Rana tigrina(Frog). The first word represents genus and the name is called generic name. The second word represents species and called specific name. Some of the scientific names of organisms are given below.
Man : Homo sapiens
Lion : Panthera tigris
Onion: Allium sepa
Garlic: Allium sativum
Potato: Solanum tuberosum
Rat: Rattus rattus
Rules of binomial nomenclature
- Scientific name should be in two Latin words.
- The scientific name should be italicized.
- Scientific name should be underlined in hand written script
- The generic name should be started from capital letter and the specific name should be started from small letter.
- The scientific name of the two or more organisms should not be similar.
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Biology