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The thermostable enzymes, 'Taq' and 'Pfu', isolated from thermophilic bacteria are.

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RNA polymerases
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DNA polymerases
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restriction endonucleases
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DNA ligases
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Solution

The correct option is A DNA polymerases
'Taq' and 'Pfu' are thermostable enzymes, which are isolated from thermophilic bacteria. They are DNA polymerase in nature (polymerization), which are widely used in the polymerase chain reaction.
So the correct answer is DNA polymerases.

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