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A student analyses the name Solanum tuberosum. Which interpretation is incorrect?

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Solanum is the generic name. tuberosum is the specific epithet. The two words together form the biological name of potato. tuberosum alone is the complete scientific name of the species. Correct

Explanation

A complete binomial name contains both the generic name and the specific epithet. Therefore, tuberosum alone is not the complete biological name; the correct name is Solanum tuberosum.

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