According to the convention for properly writing Latin binomials, the scientific name for modern human beings should be written as ____.
A) $\text {\it{Homo sapiens}}$
B) Homo Sapiens
C) Homo $\text {\it{sapiens}}$
D) homo sapiens
E) h. sapiens

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The correct format for writing scientific names according to the binomial nomenclature is to italicize the entire name, capitalize the genus name, and keep the species name in lowercase. Therefore, $\text {\it{Homo sapiens}}$ is correct.

According to the Convention for Properly Writing Latin Binomials, the Scientific