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why enzyme DNA polymerase isolated from thermus acquatics is used in PCR?

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Thermostable (resistant to denaturation by heat treatment) DNA polymerase is isolated from a bacterium Thermus aquaticus and is called Taq polymerase. It is essential in PCR because the reaction is carried out at high temperature (> 90 °C).

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