Carolus Linnaeus is credited for the

law of independent assortment

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law of limiting factors

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concept of natural selection

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binomial system of nomenclature

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The correct option is D binomial system of nomenclature
Carolus Linnaeus is credited for the binomial system of nomenclature as he was the first to frame principles of defining natural genera and species of organisms and to create a uniform system for naming them.
Hence, the correct answer is 'binomial system of nomenclature'.

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