BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
VIRUSES
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homo sapiens
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Homosapiens
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Homo Sapiens
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Homo sapiens
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Detailed explanation-1: -For example: The scientific name of human being is Homo sapiens. Homo is the generic name while sapiens is the species name. They should be written in italics separately.
Detailed explanation-2: -Writing Centre For example, humans belong to the genus Homo, and within this genus to the species Homo sapien. After the first mention, you can abbreviate the genus (e.g., H. sapiens).
Detailed explanation-3: -Scientific names are always italicized. When hand-writing text, you can underline them instead, but there is no excuse not to italicize when using a word processor. Example: use Bos taurus, not Bos taurus. 2.
Detailed explanation-4: -Etymology and definition The word human can refer to all members of the Homo genus, although in common usage it generally just refers to Homo sapiens, the only extant species. The name “Homo sapiens” means ‘wise man’ or ‘knowledgeable man’.
Detailed explanation-5: -Final Answer: The scientific name of modern man is homo sapiens.