Taq or 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 make millions to billions of copies of a specific DNA sample rapidly, allowing scientists to amplify a very small sample of DNA (or a part of it) sufficiently to enable detailed st ...
, or ''
Thermus aquaticus
''Thermus aquaticus'' is a species of bacteria that can tolerate high temperatures, one of several thermophile, thermophilic bacteria that belong to the ''Deinococcota'' phylum. It is the source of the heat-resistant enzyme Taq polymerase, ''Taq' ...
'', 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, Manhattan, Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is the List of stock exchanges, largest stock excha ...
and
NASDAQ
The Nasdaq Stock Market (; National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American stock exchange based in New York City. It is the most active stock trading venue in the U.S. by volume, and ranked second on the list ...
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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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