NEET · Biology · STD 11 - 1. The living world

Which one of the following statements is not true about the universal rules of binomial nomenclature ?

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.

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(D) The first word in the biological name represents the specific epithet, while the second component denotes the genus.

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(D) The first word in the biological name represents the specific epithet, while the second component denotes the genus.
According to the universal rules of binomial nomenclature, the first word in a biological name represents the genus, while the second component denotes the specific epithet.
Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics. They are Latinised or derived from Latin irrespective of their origin.
Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined, or printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin.
The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.

Apply the relevant identity from the chapter and substitute the values established in the previous step, keeping the original constraint in view.

Use the simplified expression to isolate the unknown, then plug the result back into the question setup to confirm the working is internally consistent.

Cross-check against a boundary or limiting case. Both the dimensional balance and the qualitative behaviour at the extreme should agree with the candidate answer.

Combine the steps above to identify the correct option. The remaining choices each fail at least one of the consistency, dimensional, or boundary checks.

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\(B\). \(Q\)-wave	\(II\). Repolarisation of ventricles
\(C\). \(QRS\) complex	\(III\). Depolarisation of atria
\(D\). \(T\)-wave	\(IV\). Depolarisation of ventricles

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