NEET 2026 Biology question

Which one of the following statements is not true about the universal rules of binomial nomenclature?

(1)Biological names are generally in Latin
(2)Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined or printed in italics
(3)The specific epithet in the biological name starts with a small letter
(4)The first word in the biological name represents the specific epithet, while the second component denotes the genusCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

Rules of binomial nomenclature: names are in Latin and italicised (underlined separately when handwritten); the first word is the genus name beginning with a capital letter;

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