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What is the taxonomic relationship between potato (Solanum tuberosum) and brinjal (Solanum melongena)?

Options

  1. AThey are species
  2. BThey are genera
  3. CThey are families
  4. DThey are orders

Correct answer

A. They are species

Step-by-step solution

Let us consider Mangifera indica, Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion). All the three names, indica, tuberosum and leo, represent the specific epithets, while the first words Mangifera, Solanum and Panthera are genera and represents another higher level of taxon or category. Each genus may have one or more than one specific epithets representing different organisms, but having morphological similarities. For example, Panthera has another specific epithet called tigris and Solanum includes species like

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