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Taxonomic Categories

Question

Which amongst the following biological name is wrongly written?

Easy

A

Panthera leo
B

Triticum aestivum
C

Felis Domesticus
D

Drosophila melanogaster

Solution

The first word in a binomial nomenclature which denotes the genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter. Therefore, the correct biological name of cat should be written as Felis domesticus .

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