HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE
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Genus and Species
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Genus and Phenotype
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First and Last Name
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Species and Family
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Detailed explanation-1: -The binomial name consists of a genus name and specific epithet. The scientific names of species are italicized. The genus name is always capitalized and is written first; the specific epithet follows the genus name and is not capitalized. There is no exception to this.
Detailed explanation-2: -The scientific name of each species is made up of a generic name (generic epithet) and a specific name (specific epithet). In our bluegill sunfish example the generic epithet is Lepomis and the specific epithet is macrochirus.
Detailed explanation-3: -Together, the genus name and the species name comprise the scientific name of the species. Thus, the coyote’s scientific name is Canis latrans; the gray wolf’s name is Canis lupus. The two-part scientific name is sometimes called a binomial-from the Latin words bi-, meaning two, and nomen, meaning name.