Select the wrong statement for binomial nomenclature:
(i) This naming system was given by Carolus Linnaeus
(ii) Biological names are generally in Latin and typed in italics
(iii) The first word represents the species while the second component denotes the genus
(iv) When name handwritten then should be not underlined, or printed in latin
(v) Genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter
(Vi)Name of the author appears after the genus epithet and is written in an abbreviated form
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The statements identified in option are incorrect based on the universal rules of binomial nomenclature:
(iii) The first word represents the species while the second component denotes the genus: This is wrong. In binomial nomenclature, the first word represents the genus and the second word represents the specific epithet (species).
(iv) When name handwritten then should be not underlined, or printed in latin: This is wrong. When handwritten, both words in a biological name must be separately underlined to indicate their Latin origin.
(vi) Name of the author appears after the genus epithet and is written in an abbreviated form: This is wrong. The author's name appears after the specific epithet (the species name), not the genus epithet.
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