Which of the following statements about the 'Species' concept is correct?
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Correct answer: A genus may contain one or more specific epithets.
A genus can contain multiple species that share common generic characteristics. For example, Panthera has leo (lion), tigris (tiger), and pardus (leopard) as different specific epithets, so a genus may have one or more specific epithets.
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