Question

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
• B. Handwritten biological names are underlined separately
• C. Biological names are Latinised or derived from Latin language
• D. The first word in a biological name represents its genus and second denotes the specific epithet

Answer 1

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.