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On the basis of ribosomal-RNA genes, three-domain biological classification; archaea, bacteria, and eukarya for the first time was introduced by

  1. Carl Woese

  2. Cavalier-Smith

  3. Whittaker

  4. Chatton

  5. Linnaeus
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Explanation

The three-domain system is a biological classification introduced by Carl Woese in 1990, that divides cellular life forms into archaea, bacteria, and eukarya domains on the basis of differences in 16S rRNA genes.

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