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Assertion : System of providing name with two compounds is called binomial nomenclature.
Reason : Each name consists first of a specific name and second of a generic name.

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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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Binomial nomenclature is the system of providing organism with appropriate and distinct names consisting of two words, first generic and second specific.
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