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In the scientific name, Pan paniscus, Pan represents the name of the ____ while paniscus represents the name of the ____.​

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genus, specie

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The binomial nomenclature is a naming system used by scientists to identify organisms, it's composed by two words, the first refer's to the individual's genus, a small group of closely related organisms, and the second word is the specific name or epithet used to diffetentiate species in the same genus.

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