Question

Which of the following statement regarding nomenclature is correct?

• A. Generic name always begins with capital letter whereas specific name with small letter.
• B. Scientific name should be printed in italics.
• C. Scientific name when handwritten should be underlined separately.
• D. All the above.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All the above.

According to binomial nomenclature, as first implemented by C. Linnaeus, each species is assigned two names; the first generic names and second species epithet. There are some set conventions followed for writing scientific nomenclature. As the generic name is written with the first letter capitalised while the species epithet is written in small letters only. The scientific names are formulated in the Latin language; they are always printed in italics and are underlined separately when handwritten. Thus, all the given options are correct.

So, the correct answer is option D.