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As per your syllabus, who proposed the THREE DOMAIN system (Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya) in 1977 — using DNA-based comparisons?

ACarolus Linnaeus
BCarl Woese
CRobert H. Whittaker
DAristotle
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Carl Woese
As per your syllabus, 'Ready to Go Beyond', Carl Woese (1977) proposed the three-domain system based on DNA comparison. The other scientists worked on earlier classification systems.
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