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ZOO 102 Practice Questions ZOO 102 3 Objective Question

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57. For the family-group rank, the name-bearing type is a
Options
A Nominal species
B Nominal genus (whose name forms the root of the family name)
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C Nominal order
D Nominal phylum
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Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Every family-group name is anchored to a designated type genus (nominal genus). For example, Canis forms Canidae.

Hint

A family name is derived from its type genus.

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