Q. $Taq$ polymerase enzyme used in PCR is isolated from
A) Thermus aquaticus
B) Thermococcus litoralis
C) Salmonelia typhimurium
D) None of the above
Explanation
Thermus aquaticus. DNA polymerase which is stable at high temperature (>90$℃$) is required to carry out the synthesis of new DNA. The DNA polymerase like Taq polymerase is generally used in PCR reactions which is isolated from a bacterium Thermus aquaticus
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