Question

Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature: a) when written by hand, the names are to be underlined b)biological names can be written in any language c) the first word in biological name represents the genus name and second is the specific epithet. d) names are written in latin and italicized.. So many different answers are given for this question, so please provide the correct answer and an explanation.. thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. The one of the following which is considered to be contrary to the rules of nomenclature is the option C.

Biological names can be written in any language.

The biological names have to be written in the language in which they have been identified and evolved

Any term cannot be just defined. There are certain rules for naming. This is considered to be one of them.

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