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Question
Which one of the following statements is not true about the universal rules of binomial nomenclature?
Options
A.Biological names are generally in Latin
B.Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined or printed in italics
C.The specific epithet in the biological name starts with a small letter
D.The first word in the biological name represents the specific epithet, while the second component denotes the genus
Solution
Sol. [Key Concept: Rules of binomial nomenclature]
According to universal rules of nomenclature, the first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter with the second components denotes the specific epithet and starts with small letter.
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