The taq polymerase enzyme is obtained from :

1. *Thermus aquaticus*

2. *Thiobacillus ferroxidans*

3. *Bacillus subtilis*

4. *Pseudomonas putida*

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Answer: 1. *Thermus aquaticus*

Key idea: Taq polymerase comes from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus.

It is stable at the high temperature used to denature DNA in PCR, so it is not destroyed each cycle.

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