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(A) The $ICBN$ (International Code of Nomenclature for algae,fungi,and plants) follows the principle of priority. According to this principle,the earl

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Assertion and Reason both are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

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(A) The $ICBN$ (International Code of Nomenclature for algae,fungi,and plants) follows the principle of priority. According to this principle,the earliest validly published name is considered the correct name. If an organism has been given multiple names,the oldest valid name is accepted as the correct name,and the subsequent names are treated as synonyms. Therefore,both the Assertion and the Reason are scientifically correct,and the Reason provides the correct explanation for the Assertion.

Column-$I$ (Category)	Column-$II$ (Characteristic)
$(a)$ Species	$(i)$ Group of related families
$(b)$ Genus	$(ii)$ Group of related genera
$(c)$ Order	$(iii)$ Organisms capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring
$(d)$ Family	$(iv)$ Group of related species
	$(v)$ Group of orders

Common Name	Scientific Name / Order / Family
$A$. Earthworm	$R$. Pheretima posthuma,$Y$. Opisthopora,$3$. Megascolecidae
$B$. Sunflower	$S$. Helianthus annuus,$Z$. Asterales,$2$. Asteraceae
$C$. Frog	$P$. Rana tigrina,$X$. Anura,$4$. Ranidae
$D$. Maize	$Q$. Zea mays,$W$. Glumiflorae,$1$. Poaceae

$A:$ Synonyms are concerned with one of the most important rules of $ICBN$.
$R:$ Out of the two or more scientific names given to the organism,the oldest name is recognized as the valid name,and other names are recognized as synonyms.

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$A:$ Synonyms are concerned with one of the most important rules of $ICBN$.$R:$ Out of the two or more scientific names given to the organism,the oldest name is recognized as the valid name,and other names are recognized as synonyms.