NEET Previous Year Question
Select correctly written scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus:
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.
- AMangifera indica Car. Linn.
- BMangifera indica Linn.
- CMangifera indica
- DMangifera Indica
Correct answer: B
Solution
(b) According to the rules of binomial nomenclature established by Carolus Linnaeus, the correctly written scientific name of an organism must follow these conventions:• Genus Name: The first word, Mangifera, represents the genus and must always start with a capital letter.Specific Epithet: The second word, indica, represents the species and must start with a lowercase letter.
• Author Citation: When including the author who first described the species, their name appears after the specific epithet in an abbreviated form (e.g., Linn. for Linnaeus) and is not italicized.
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