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Taq polymerase is a thermostable DNA-dependent DNA polymerase that catalyzes the template-directed polymerization of dNTPs at high temperatures. Taq Polymerase was first isolated in 1976 from Thermus aquaticus strain YT-1. The Properties of Taq Polymerase Enzyme Taq Polymerase catalyzes the DNA-dependent polymerization of dNTPs, one unit of the enzyme is defined as the amount of …

RNA Polymerase is an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of RNA from ribonucleoside triphosphates in the presence of a DNA template and divalent cation, such as Mg2+ or Mn2+. The RNA molecules are synthesized complementary and antiparalel to one of the DNA strands in a 5, to 3, direction. The ribonucleotides are covalently joined together …