NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyThe Living WorldPractice
Rules for Nomenclature are given by certain organizations and are universal. Which one of the following is not a rule for naming an organism?
Options
- ABiological names should be in Latin
- BThe first word in a biological name represents the genus name, and the second is a specific epithet
- CThe names are written in italicized font.
- DWhen written by hand, the names are to be underlined together with epithet.
Correct answer
D. When written by hand, the names are to be underlined together with epithet.
Step-by-step solution
Biological names are written in Latin language, if written in other languages it should be Latinised. Names are written in italics font to indicate Latin origin, if handwritten the names should be separately underlined. The first name represents name of genus and second name is name of species. When written by hand, the names are to be underlined separately.