Assertion: The punctuation mark full stop should not be used in printing a biological name during the publication of a research paper. 

Reason: Biological names are given in latin or derived from Latin irrespective of their origin.

• A

  Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation for assertion.

• B

  Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is not correct explanation for assertion.

• C

  Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.

• D

  Assertion is incorrect and reason is correct.