Q. Which of the following statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature is wrong?
A) The first word in a biological name represents the genus
B) The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter
C) Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten are separately underlined
D) Biological names are generally in Greek and written in italics
Explanation
There are certain rules (i) The names are in Latin language, sometimes in Greek. (ii) Generic name begins with the capital letter and is placed before specific name. The specific name begins with a small letter. (iii) The scientific name should either be underlined or italicized. (iv) Name of the authority should be written after specific epithet in an abbreviated from.
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