NEET · Biology · STD 11 - 1. The living world
Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
- A The names are written in Latin and are italicised.
- B When written by hand the names are to be underlined.
- C Biological names can be written in any language.
- D The first word in a biological name represents the genus name and the second is a specific epithet.
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(C) Biological names can be written in any language.
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(c) : Biological names are derived either from Latin language or are latinised. This is because Latin language is a dead language and therefore it will not change in form or spellings with the passage of time.
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