Taq polymerase is the heat-stable (thermostable) DNA polymerase extracted from the thermophilic bacteria Thermus aquaticus. Its predominant function is in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR ...

One such enzyme is Taq polymerase (Taq), which takes its name from Thermos aquaticus, the microorganism it was first discovered in. Taq is a key enzyme in DNA replication and is regularly used in PCR, ...