Question

Write the universal rules of binomial nomenclature

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

universal rules of nomenclature are as follows:

1. Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics.

They are Latinised or derived from Latin irrespective of their

origin.

2. The first word in a biological name represents the genus while

the second component denotes the specific epithet.

3. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are

separately underlined, or printed in italics to indicate their Latin

origin.

4. The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter

while the specific epithet starts with a small letter. It can be

illustrated with the example of Mangifera indica.

5.Name of the author appears after the specific epithet, i.e., at the end of

the biological name and is written in an abbreviated form, e.g., Mangifera

indica Linn. It indicates that this species was first described by Linnaeus.

Answer 2

The universal rules of nomenclature are as follows: Biological names are in Latin and are written in italics. The first word in thename indicates the genus, while the second word denotes its specific epithet. When thename is handwritten, both the words are separately underlined.