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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biotechnology -Principles and Processes

Question:

The enzyme taq polymerase is obtained from which organism?

Options:

A bacterium, Salmonella typhi

A bacterium, Thermus aquaticus

A fungi, Thermus aquaticus

None of these

Correct Answer:

A bacterium, Thermus aquaticus

Explanation:
A heat-stable DNA polymerase called Taq, an enzyme isolated from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus, which inhabits hot springs.