NEET | 2016The Living WorldHard

Question

Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules ofnomenclature?

Options

A.

Biological names can be written in any language

B.

The first words in a biological name represents the genus name, and the second is a specific epithet

C.

The names are written in Latin and are italicized

D.

When written by hand, the names are to be underlined

Solution

According to the rules of IUCN the original names were taken from Latin or Greek languages. New names are now derived either from Latin language or are Latinized.

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