Question

Which of the following statements regarding the universal rules of biological nomenclature is incorrect?

• A. Biological names are either derived from Latin language or are Latinised
• B. The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the species
• C. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined, or printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin
• D. The specific epithet starts with a capital letter while the generic epithet starts with a small letter. It can be illustrated with the example of mangifera Indica

Answer 1

The correct option is D The specific epithet starts with a capital letter while the generic epithet starts with a small letter. It can be illustrated with the example of mangifera Indica

The generic epithet starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter. It can be illustrated with the example of Mangifera indica.