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   Linked via "integer invariant"

   $$\chi(S) = 2 - 2g$$
   Since the Euler characteristic $\chi$ is an integer invariant, the genus $g$ must also be an integer.
   A sphere has $\chi = 2$, implying $2 = 2 - 2g$, so $g=0$.