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What does ICZN stand for?

Options

  1. AIndian Committee of Zoology Nomenclature
  2. BInternational Commission for Zoology Nomenclature
  3. CInternational Code of Zoological Nomenclature
  4. DIndian Code for Zoological Nomenclature

Correct answer

C. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature

Step-by-step solution

: ICZN stands for International Code of Zoological Nomenclature . You may ask, how are animals named? Animal taxonomists have evolved International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The scientific names ensure that each organism has only one name. Description of any organism should enable the people (in any part of the world) to arrive at the same name. They also ensure that such a name has not been used for any other known organism

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