STD 12 - 9. biotechnology principlas and process — NEET STD 11 Science — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceNEETSTD 12 - 9. biotechnology principlas and process4 Marks
MCQ
Enzyme that is used in $PCR$ technology is
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Taq polymerase
B
Polymerase
C
Helicase
D
Reverse transcriptase
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Answer
Correct option: A.
Taq polymerase
a The polymerase chain reaction $(PCR)$ is a technique by which small samples of $DNA$ can be quickly amplified. The repeated amplification is achieved by the use of thermostable $DNA$ polymerase, i.e., Taq-polymerase isolated from a bacterium, Thermus aquaticus) which remain active during the high temperature induced denaturation of double-stranded $DNA$.
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