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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of binomial nomenclature?

  1. A
    Scientific names are in Latin
  2. B
    The first word is the genus
  3. C
    Scientific names are written in bold
  4. D
    The second word is the species

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Scientific names are traditionally italicized when printed or underlined when handwritten. They are not required to be in bold.

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of binomial nomenclature?
A
Scientific names are in Latin
B
The first word is the genus
C
Scientific names are written in bold
D
The second word is the species

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