Doubt: SIR MY DOUBT IS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM AND SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM BECAUSE BOTH ARE SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF TOMATO????? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?? AND ONE QUESTION RELATED TO THIS DOUBT- IF POTATO AND TOMATO HAS SAME GENUS SOLANUM THEN THEY WILL SHARE COMMON CHARACTERS AT THE LEVEL OF GENUS BUT THE GIVEN ANSWER IS FAMILY IN THE ANSWER KEY Chapter: The Living World - Subject: Botany - Course: NEET Biology Course

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SIR MY DOUBT IS:

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM AND SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM BECAUSE BOTH ARE SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF TOMATO?????

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE??

AND ONE QUESTION RELATED TO THIS DOUBT- IF POTATO AND TOMATO HAS SAME GENUS SOLANUM THEN THEY WILL SHARE COMMON CHARACTERS AT THE LEVEL OF GENUS

BUT THE GIVEN ANSWER IS FAMILY IN THE ANSWER KEY

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Answer by Isha Agarwal

In 1753, Linnaeus placed the tomato in the genus Solanum (alongside the potato) as Solanum lycopersicum. In 1768, Philip Miller moved it to its own genus, naming it Lycopersicon esculentum. Genetic evidence has now shown that Linnaeus was correct to put the tomato in the genus Solanum, making Solanum lycopersicum the correct name. Both names, however, will probably be found in the literature for some time.

Families are characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and potato (Solanum tuberosum) belong to Genus solanum which belongs to family Solanaceae, where maximum common characteristics can be seen.

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