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21. This table classifies organisms into one of three domains. What is the

basis of this classification system?
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21. This table classifies organisms into one of three domains. What is the basis of-example-1
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Answer: The table shows 3 domain Bacteria , Archae and Eukarya on the basis of the difference in sequence of nucleotide in the rRNA and cells lipid structure and its sensitivity towards antibiotics.

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The three domain system was given by Woese and others. They classified the organism into three domain based on the sequence of the nucleotides in the ribosomal RNA and lipid structure (cell membrane) and its sensitivity towards antibiotics.

rRNA was useful for classification because they carry out the same function and its structure has a very little change over the period of time. So, by studying the dissimilarities and similarities in the rRNA we can compare how closely related the species are.

The lipid cell structure(some might contain peptidoglycan others might not) of these three domains are different and their sensitivity towards antibiotics are also different so, these characters combinely helps in classification system.

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