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Which of the following steps are catalysed by Taq polymerase in a PCR reaction ?A. Denaturation of template DNAB. Annealing of primers to template DNAC. Extension of primer and on the template DNAD. All of the above |
Answer» Correct Answer - C The final step of PCR is extension, wherein Taq DNA polymerase (isolated from a thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus) synthesises the DNA region between the primers, using dNTPs (denoxynucleoside triphosphates) and `Mg^(2+)`. The primers are extended towards each other so that the optimum temperature for this polymerisation step is `72^(@)C`. Taq polymerase remains active during high temperature induced denaturation of double stranded DNA. |
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