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The Taq polymerase enzyme is obtained from:

  1. A
    Thiobacillus ferroxidans
  2. B
    Bacillus subtilis
  3. C
    Pseudomonas putida
  4. D
    Thermus aquaticus

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Taq DNA polymerase is a thermostable DNA polymerase named after the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus from which it was originally isolated.

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The Taq polymerase enzyme is obtained from:
A
Thiobacillus ferroxidans
B
Bacillus subtilis
C
Pseudomonas putida
D
Thermus aquaticus

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