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Biotechnology : Principles and Processes
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Name the source organism that possesses Taq polymerase. What is so special about the function of this enzyme?

Answer

Taq polymerase is obtained from the bacterium Thermus aquaticus. It is a thermostable DNA polymerase enzyme and remains active even remain active during the high temperature induced denaturation of double stranded DNA in a PCR reaction.

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