In the scientific name, Homo sapiens, "Homo" indicates the ________ of the organism, while "sapiens" indicates its ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


genus; species

The scientific name of a human being is based upon the binomial nomenclature which indicates the genus and the species.

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