THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
THE GENETICS OF VIRUSES AND BACTERIA
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able to be seen
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alive
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Latin
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classified
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because the first word of the binomial name of a virus species is a genus name, it always ends in ‘… virus’, and it can be treated as a neuter noun, thus simplifying the task of providing the appropriate ending to the epithet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Latinized binomial names for virus names have been supported by animal and human virologists of ICTV for many years, but have never been implemented.
Detailed explanation-3: -Viruses are not made out of cells, they can’t keep themselves in a stable state, they don’t grow, and they can’t make their own energy. Even though they definitely replicate and adapt to their environment, viruses are more like androids than real living organisms.
Detailed explanation-4: -Holmes classification Holmes (1948) used a Linnaean taxonomy with binomial nomenclature to classify viruses into 3 groups under one order, Virales.