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What are the contributions of Whittaker, Margulis, and Schwartz in taxonomy?

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Robert Whittaker:

In 1967, Robert Whittaker introduced the five-kingdom classification system.

Margulis and Schwartz:

In 1988, Margulis and Schwartz modified the five-kingdom classification of Whittaker They considered genetics along with cellular organization and mode of nutrition in classification. They classified the organisms into the same five kingdoms as proposed by Whittaker.

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