Q. Choose the wrong statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature
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 English and written in italics
Explanation
Biological or scientific name are generally written in italics at these are Greek or Latin words. The first word denotes genus and begin with capital letter, while second words denote species and starts with small letters
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