NEET Biology question

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

(A)The first word in a biological name represents the genus
(B)The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter
(C)Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined
(D)Biological names are generally in Greek and written in italicsCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

According to the universal rules of nomenclature, biological names are generally derived from Latin (or are latinised), not Greek, although they are indeed written in italics (or underlined when handwritten). Statements

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