Pearson eText Bauman Microbiology with Diseases by Body Systems -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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ISBN: 9780135891018
Author: ROBERT BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON+
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Chapter 4, Problem 6SA
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To describe the three characteristics of a “specific epithet”.
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The binomial nomenclature has a genus and a species name. Specific epithet is referred to as the second part of the binomial name of a species. It differs the species from the others having the same genus.
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