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Q. The thermostable enzyme, Taq polymerase used in PCR is obtained from

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Taq polymerase, generally used in PCR is isolated from thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus. This enzyme remains active at very high temperature and is not destroyed during high temperature in PCR.