Which among the following is not a universal rule of nomenclature?
A
The first letter of both genus and specific epithet starts with capital letter
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B
Handwritten biological names are underlined separately
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C
Biological names are Latinised or derived from Latin language
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D
The first word in a biological name represents its genus and second denotes the specific epithet
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Solution
The correct option is A The first letter of both genus and specific epithet starts with capital letter Answer (3)
The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while specific epithet starts with a small letter.