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Currently bacteria are included in kingdom :
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Bacteria are included in Kingdom Monera because they are prokaryotic, single-celled organisms. Under the Five-Kingdom Classification system proposed by R.H. Whittaker in 1969, Monera is specifically defined to include all unicellular organisms that lack a membrane-bound nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
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