Which one of the following statements is not true about the universal rules of binomial nomenclature?
1. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined or printed in italics.
2. The specific epithet in the biological name starts with a small letter.
3. The first word in the biological name represents the specific epithet, while the second component denotes the genus.
4. Biological names are generally in Latin.
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Select the correctly written complete scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus:

1. Mangifera Indica
2. Mangifera indica Car. Linn.
3. Mangifera indica Linn.
4. Mangifera indica

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Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?

1. Handwritten scientific names should be underlined separately.
2. Every species should have a generic name and a specific epithet.
3. Scientific names are in Latin and should be italicized.
4. Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters.

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature |
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