Enzyme required for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is: - Vidyadip

MCQ

Enzyme required for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is:

A
RNA polymerase
B
Ribonuclease
C
Taq polymerase
D
Endonuclease

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Answer

Taq polymerase

Explanation:

Like DNA replication in an organism, PCR requires a DNA polymerase enzyme that makes new strands of DNA, using existing strands as templates. The DNA polymerase typically used in PCR is called Taq polymerase, after the heat - tolerant bacterium from which it was isolated Thermus aquaticus.

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