The scientific name for a dog is Canis familiaris. What does Canis refer to?

A) the kingdom name

B) the genus name

C) the species name

D) the order name

The answer is letter B the genus name. In science it is considered that the dog is a subspecies of the wolf. That is to say, when using as scientific name of the dog "canis lupus relatives" science is saying "the dog is a modified wolf, not a species independent of him"