Binomial Naming system
What is Binomial Nomenclature?
Carl Linnaeus introduced the system of binomial nomenclature. every organism would have one scientific name
which everyone would use to identify an organism. This process of standardized naming is called Binomial
Nomenclature.
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The scientific name of the tiger is presented as Panthera tigris. ‘Panthera’ represents the genus and ‘Tigris’
represents a particular species or specific epithet.
The scientific name of humans is presented as Homo sapiens. ‘Homo’ represents the genus and ‘sapiens’
represents a particular species.
The Indian bullfrog is scientifically written as Rana tigrina. ‘Rana’ is the name of the genus and ‘tigrina’ is the
name of the specific species.
Rules of Binomial Nomenclature
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International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) – Deals with the biological nomenclature for plants.
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) – Deals with the biological nomenclature of animals.
The naming follows certain conventions. Each scientific name has two parts:
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Generic name
Specific epithet
Taxonomy