Which of the following statements regarding the universal rules of biological…
Biology · Class 11 · CBSE — The Living World
Which of the following statements regarding the universal rules of biological nomenclature is incorrect?
- Biological names are either derived from Latin language or are latinised.
- The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the species.
- Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined, or printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin.
- The specific epithet starts with a capital letter while the generic epithet starts with a small letter. It can be illustrated with the example of mangifera Indica.
Answer
(D) The specific epithet starts with a capital letter while the generic epithet starts with a small letter. It can be illustrated with the example of mangifera Indica .
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