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The binomial system of nomenclature was given by:–
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Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné), a Swedish botanist, is known as the "Father of Modern Taxonomy" and is credited with formalizing the binomial nomenclature system. He introduced this system in his publications Species Plantarum (1753) for plants and Systema Naturae (1758) for animals. The system uses two Latin names: the genus (first name) and the species (second name).
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