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Select the wrong statement about the rules of binomial nomenclature.

A

Name of the author appears after the specific epithet and written in abbreviated form.

B

Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined to indicate their italic origin.

C

Biological names are printed in italics to indicate their latin origin.

D

Biological names are latinised or derived from latin irrespective of their origin.

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B

both word in a biological name when handwritten are separately underlined to indicate their latin origin.
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