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Why taq polymerase is used for gene amplification?

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It is isolated from a heat-loving bacterium that is naturally found in hot springs, so the enzyme doesn't break down at the high temperatures necessary for copying DNA using a polymerase chain reaction. At high temperatures, Taq polymerase attaches nucleotides to a DNA template, thereby copying the DNA.

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