What represents the genus in the scientific names of organisms?

What represents the genus in the scientific names of organisms?
  1. The first word of the scientific name
  2. The second word of the scientific name
  3. The third word of the scientific name
  4. The last word of the scientific name

Solution

The first words of scientific names such as Mangifera, Solanum and Panthera represent the genus in the scientific names of organisms and they represent another higher level of taxonomy or category.

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