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In binomial nomenclature, the species name 'Mangifera indica' (mango) should be written with:
AGenus capitalised + species lowercase, italicised
BBoth two words capitalised, both italicised
CBoth words lowercase, never italicised
DGenus lowercase, species capitalised, italicised
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Genus capitalised + species lowercase, italicised
Binomial naming rules: GENUS capitalised (Mangifera), SPECIES lowercase (indica), the whole name in ITALICS (or underlined separately when handwritten). Latin/latinised.
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