Why is Taq polymerase used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)?
Correct answer B. It is stable at the high temperatures used to separate DNA strands
Explanation
Taq polymerase comes from the hot-spring bacterium Thermus aquaticus. It is not denatured at about 95 °C, so it survives repeated heating cycles without being replaced.
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