Select the wrong statement about the rules of binomial nomenclature.

Question

Select the wrong statement about the rules of binomial nomenclature. (A) Name of the author appears after the specific epithet and written in abbreviated form. (B) Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined to indicate their italic origin. (C) Biological names are printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin. (D) Biological names are Latinised or derived from Latin irrespective of their origin.

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Both word in a biological name when handwritten are separately underlined to indicate their latin origin.

Q. Select the wrong statement about the rules of binomial nomenclature.

Name of the author appears after the specific epithet and written in abbreviated form.

Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined to indicate their italic origin.

Biological names are printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin.

Biological names are Latinised or derived from Latin irrespective of their origin.

Both word in a biological name when handwritten are separately underlined to indicate their latin origin.