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The Living World — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYThe Living World5 Marks
Question
What are the general rules for nomenclature?
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Answer

General Rules for Nomenclature:
  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.
  3. The second component denotes the species.
  4. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined, or printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin.
  5. The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while the second word denoting species starts with a small letter.

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