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What is meant by binomial nomenclature? Give example.
Solution
The naming of an organism with two words is known as Binomial Nomenclature. For example, the binomial name of mango is Mangifera indica. Here the first word Mangifera refers to the genus name and the second-word indica to the species name.
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