Taq may refer to:
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Taq, Iran, a village in Semnan Province, Iran
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''Taq'' polymerase, a heat-stable enzyme used in
polymerase chain reaction
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a method widely used to rapidly make millions to billions of copies (complete or partial) of a specific DNA sample, allowing scientists to take a very small sample of DNA and amplify it (or a part of it) ...
, or ''
Thermus aquaticus
''Thermus aquaticus'' is a species of bacteria that can tolerate high temperatures, one of several thermophilic bacteria that belong to the ''Deinococcota'' phylum. It is the source of the heat-resistant enzyme ''Taq'' DNA polymerase, one of th ...
'', the species of bacteria from which the polymerase is naturally derived
* The artist
Taku Sakakibara, better known as TaQ
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Trade and Quote (TAQ), databases on the
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed ...
and
NASDAQ
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''The African Queen'' (film)
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''Terminus ante quem'', the latest possible date for a specific event
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