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Generic name
  1. Always starts with a capital letter.
  2. Always starts with a small letter.
  3. Starts with capital letter for plants and small letter for animals.
  4. Starts with capital letter for animals and small letter for plants.

A
Always starts with a small letter.
B
Starts with capital letter for animals and small letter for plants.
C
Always starts with a capital letter.
D
Starts with capital letter for plants and small letter for animals.
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The scientific name of a genus may be called as the generic name or generic epithet. It is always capitalized in both, plants and animals. It plays a pivotal role in binomial nomenclature, the system of naming organisms.

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