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How and why is the bacterium Thermus aqu...

How and why is the bacterium Thermus aquaticus employed in recombinant DNA technology ? Explain .

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The DNA polymerase enzyme isolate from Thermus aquaticus is widely used in PCR for amplification of gene of interest. This enzyme is heat stable and can act under the temperature conditions used in PCR maching .
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