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Which of the following statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature is wrong?

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There are certain rules of binomial nomenclature, which are as follows:

(i) The names are generally in Latin language, sometimes in Greek.

(ii) Generic name begins with the capital letter and is placed before the specific name. The specific name begins with a small letter.

(iii) The scientific name should be underlined (if handwritten) or italicised (when printed).

(iv) Name of the author should be written after specific epithet in an abbreviated form.


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