The bacterium Thermus aquaticus is to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as __________ is to __________.

a. penicillin mold; curing bacterial infections in humans
b. Streptococcus pyogenes; HIV
c. mitochondria; protists
d. non-pathogenic bacteria; disease
e. conjugation; transduction


Ans: a. penicillin mold; curing bacterial infections in humans

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