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DNA polymerase or taq enzyme used in PCR is isolated from

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Thermus aquaticus

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E. coli

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Salmonella typhimurium

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A Thermus aquaticus
Taq polymerase is a thermostable DNA polymerase I obtained from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus.

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