The Taq polymerase enzyme is obtained from:

The Taq polymerase enzyme is obtained from:
  1. Thermus aquaticus
  2. Thiobacillus ferroxidans
  3. Bacillus subtilis
  4. Pseudomonas putida

Solution

The enzyme Taq polymerase is a thermostable enzyme that is obtained from Thermus aquaticus.

Taq DNA Polymerase catalyzes the incorporation of dNTPs into DNA during the polymerase chain reaction.

Taq polymerase helps in the replication of DNA. Due to the thermophilic nature, these enzymes are stable at high temperatures and used in PCR.

Asked in: NEET 2016 (Phase 1)

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